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On 10 May 1972, Lt. Randy Cunningham and Lt. (jg) William Driscoll of VF-96 flew F-4J Phantom II BuNo 155800 from USS Constellation. Their callsign was Showtime 100. Over North Vietnam they shot down three MiG-17s, their third, fourth and fifth victories, which made them the only Navy fighter aces of the Vietnam War. A surface-to-air missile then hit the Phantom, and they ejected over the Gulf of Tonkin and were picked up by a helicopter from USS Okinawa. The chest is the airplane itself, from a Navy photograph of Showtime 100 taken in February 1972, printed as a two-ink halftone.Heavyweight tee, from thirty-four dollars.Garment-dyed heavyweight 100% ring-spun cotton, relaxed unisex fit, made to order and shipped from the US. Printed in cream and orange on a dark tee. Every fact and the source photograph are listed below.Sources Navy photo USN 1151717, Cunningham and Driscoll after the 10 May 1972 triple kill (NHHC / National Archives 428-N-1151717) Photo of F-4J BuNo 155800, NG-100, VF-96, 9 Feb 1972 (National Museum of Naval Aviation 1996.253.7274.015, public domain) Naval History and Heritage Command, Naval Aviation Aces list

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