richard stephen ritchie

brigadier general richard stephen "steve" ritchie (janm 25 juuna 1942) yanni united states air force aanee colorado air national gardmadhye adhikari aanee air force reservemadhye general officer mhanoon kaam kele. ritchie haah naudalacha commander randy cunningham yachyabarobar vietnam yuddhadarmyan paach american esimpaiki keval done vaimanik (teen havai shastra pranali pranali mhanoon sameel jhaala. ritchie haah havai dalacha cross praptakarta aahe, joou united stateschya havai dalachya sadasyala deela jaau shakanara dusra sarvoch lashkari sanman aahe.
prarambhik jeevan.
richicha janm 25 juuna 1942 roji uttar carolinatil reidsville yethe jhaala, too eka american tambakhu companychya karyakari karyakari mulga hota. donada paay modala asala taree, too reidsville highschoolsathi starr quarterback hota, 1960 madhye padvidhar jhaala. 1964 madhye, tyane united states air force akadamimadhun abhiyantriki vidnyanat vidnyan padvi prapt kelee, jithe, 'walk-aun' mhanoon, too 1962 aanee 1963 madhye falcons vidyapith football sanghasathi prarambhik ardhvel kheladu banala, 1963 chya getter ballmadhye tyacha shevatcha samna khelala.
richiche varnan tyachya samvayaskanni eka vinod mhanoon kele hote aanee general robbin olds yanni, jyanni tyache khoop kautuk kele, teey "hushar" hote parantu swatahla "devachi denagi" (labad aanee ahankari) manat hote. 555 vya samarik ladhau squadronchya guptachar guptachar ekachya matey, richimadhye anekada swayam-shist nasayachi, jyat khoop jaast junya masalyacha koloncha vapar karnyacha vaiyaktik trademark hota. (richicha pratyuttar assa hota qee vaimanikanchi locker room khoop durgandhiyukt hotee.)
vyavsayikdrushtya, ritchie haah eka pratibhavan aanee samarpit flyer hota, jyane darr done kinwa teen divasanni uddan karoon aapale kaushalya kayam rakhale. satatyane uchch kamgiriche moolyankan, padvipurv pilot prashikshan aanee pratisthapan prashikshan abhyaskramatil uchch guna aanee tyane vaparlelya shastrastra pranalinchi sakhol samaj prapt karoon, tyane swatahla yu. ess. aii. eff. ladhau vaimanikanmadhye aaghadivar thevanyachya sandhee midavalya, jithe too tyachya 'buddhiman aakramakatela' olakhale gele.
vietnam.
yuu. aii. madhoon padvi ghetalyanantar.ess. havai dall akadami, ritchie yanna yuu. aii. madhye sekand leftnunt mhanoon niyukt karnyat aale.ess. havai dall. august 1964 madhye tyanni texaschya laredo havai dalachya talavar padvipurv pilot prashikshanat (upt) pravesh keela aanee 1965 madhye tyanchya vargat pratham sthan midavale. tyanche pahile parichalan karya floridatil eglin havai dalachya talavar uddan chachani operations hote, jithe tyanni eff-104 starfiter udavale (teey udavanyasathi nivadalelya kahee tyachya leftnuntpacky teey eka hote). done varshannantar, aagney aashiyatil tyachya pahilya pahilya tayarisathi, floridatil homestead havai dalachya talavaril eff-4 fantum II madhye tyane sankraman kele.
1968 madhye dakshin vhietanamchya daa nang havai talavaril 366 vya samarik ladhau tukadi, 480 vya samarik ladhau tukadila niyukt kelelya richine eff-4 forward air controller programmadhil pahili "phasta faces" moheem udavali aanee karyakramachya prasarat aanee yashat mahattvapoorn bhoomika bajavali. tyanni 195 ladhau mohima purn kelya.
1969 madhye, nellis havai dalachya newada yetheel ladhau shastrastra abhyaskramanna upasthit rahnyasathi tyanchi nivad jhaali, tyaa veleparyant, vayachya 26 vya varshi teey havai dalachya ladhau shastrastra shaleche sarvat tarun prashikshak banale. tyanni 1970 teey 1972 paryant sarvottam yu. ess. aii. eff. vaimanikanna havah-teey-havah davpech shikavale, jyat pramukh robbert lodgecha samavesh hota, jeey nantar thayalandmadhye tyanche uddan nete banale aanee tyanni swatah teen sthalantaritanna thaar kele.
richine 1972 madhye tyachya ladhau ladhau swechhene kaam kele aanee thayalandmadhil udorn royal thaee havai dalachya talavaril 432 vya samarik tolivar tyachi nemanook karnyat aalee. prasiddha prasiddha ("tiheri nickel") samarik ladhau tukadisah eff-4 fantum aay. aay. ess. udavat tyane 10 meey 1972 roji tyachya pahilya mikoyan-gurevich mikoyan-gurevich padale, 31 meey roji dusra vijay midavala, 8 julai roji tisra aanee chautha aanee 28 august roji pachva. tyane padalele serve viman mig-21 hote aanee serve atyant kharab lakshya asalelya lakshya-7 sparro radar-margdarshit havetoon havet maaraa hallah kshepanastrane padale gele. ritchie haah amerikechya havai dalacha vietnam yuddhatil pahila aanee ekmev pilot ess tharala.
tiheri nickel vaimanikanna amerikechya itar viman viman eka fayda hota qee tyanchya tyanchya fantomspacky aathmadhye sarvoch gupt aii. pii. ex-80 electronic sanch basavala hota, joou tyachya sanketik naav asalelya combat treeney olakhala jaato. ladhau vruksh sthalantaritanmadhye bandhalelya transponderche aay. eff. eff. sanket vachoo shakat hota jenekarun uttar vhietnami jee. see. aay. radar tyachya vimanat american vimananpeksha bhedbhav karoo shakel. doubleu. ess. oo. chya cockpitmadhil vyaptivar pradarshit kelelya ladhau vrukshane fantomsla teey drushya maryadechya palikade asatana sthalantaritanna olakhanyachi aanee shodhanyachi kshamata dilee.
meey 1972 madhye, 1 aanee 2 marle gele.
operation linebackermadhil havai ladhaicha pahila motha divas, 10 meey roji richiche kaam, sakalchya strike forcesathi eff-4 dii mygacapchya done uddananpaiki ekacha element leader (oyster 3) mhanoon hote. oysterchya uddanat teen fantum hote jyat ladhau vruksh aay. eff. eff. chaukashi karnare hote aanee done divas aadhi tyache uddan netrutva, mejar robbert lodge aanee tyache doubleu. ess. oo. capton hote. rogger locharne aagney ashiyamadhye uddan hallah serve yu. ess. aii. eff. eff netrutva karnyasathi tyanchi tisari mayag kill kelee hotee.
19 minitanpurvi eae. see.-121 discone laosvar aanee nantar 'laal mukut' dware purvasoochana dilelya, '09:42' varr, american naudalache radar pickett jahaj, margdarshit kshepanastra cruiser, oysterchya uddanane samaan sankhyene mig-21s samore-varr guntale, tyanna vikhurale. oysterchya uddanane teen golya zadalya aanee jawaljawal chautha fatka basala, parantu soviet mahayuddha II chya ess pokrishkin nantar 'kuban davpech' navachya sthalantar yukticha balee padala, jyamadhye mig-19 chey jee. see. aay.-niyantrit uddan mage padale jenekarun tyanna mig-21 varr hallah karnyasathi yuktivad hallah american ladhvayyanchya mage nele jaau shakel. mig-19 chya vimananni anakalaneey uddan karoonahi lodge khalee padnyat aale aanee thaar karnyat aale. (too baher padoo shakala asata, parantu tyane yapurvi tyachya uddanatil uddanatil sangitale hote qee vargikrut aanee sanvedanshil mahitichya tyachya vyapak dnyanamule tyala pakadale jaanar nahee.) jawaljawal ekach velee ritchie aanee capton chuck debelue, tyacha doubleu. ess. oo., mool 4 chya urvarit mig-21 chya mage radar locks golibar karnyachya sthiteet aala, done chimanya sodalya aanee aanee kill keela.
31 meey roji, richichya tyachya hatyemadhye eka davpechatmak daav hota jyamadhye mygacap uddananni hanoichya ishanyekadil mohimevar tyachya pankhachya zaaf-tainat uddanansathi redio coll chinhe vaparali. heey ladhau heey hyphongchya uttarekadil tonkinchya aakhatatun uttar vhietanammadhye gele aanee tyanna tyanchya sthanapasun nairutyela asalelya asalelya laal mukutane ishara deela aanee tyanchya dishene nighale. laal mukut chetavani dett rahila aanee jevha sthalantarit tyanchya aat aanee mage hote, tevha ritchie tyanchya dishene utaroo lagla. tyane tyanchya varr tyachya davya samorun tyanche nirikshan kele aanee too mage aanee mage asalelya payarichya khalee jaiparyant davikade valat rahila. tyacha doubleu. ess. oo., capton. laurence petitne 'purn-pranali lock-aun' midavale aanee vimanane vahoon vahoon serve chaar goal-7 laa ritchie ripalane udavale. pahila ujavya bajula niyantranabaher gela, pudhchya doghancha lavkar sphot jhaala, parantu shevatchya ekacha cockpitmadhil sthalantaravar hallah jhaala aanee tyache vimanache done bhag jhaale.
julai 1972 madhye, 3 aanee 4 marle gele.
24 juuna teey 5 julai (7 eff-4) darmyan yu. ess. aii. eff. chya strike aanee chaf sainyane sthalantaritanna mothya pramanat nuksan sahan karave lagale, parantu tyaa badalyat ekahi sthalantaritala thaar marle nahee. pratikar mhanoon, satvya havai dalane tyachya havai radar kavharejmadhye dusare disco eae. see.-121 jodale, aanee teey tonkinchya aakhatavar thewale.
8 julai roji ritchie aanee debelview heey 'paula' uddanat aaghadivar hote, teey sahasa ladhau vruksh tyanchyaivaji banduk-susajj eff-4 madhye, strike forcechya baher padnyachya kavharsathi mygacapower udat hote. teey phoo thochya paschimes aanee yeena baichya dakshines asatana, eae. see.-121 neey tyanna amerikechya eka shafe escortche nuksan karoon mayag-21 laa talavar parat yenyas rokhanyasathi vector kele. sthalantarit ajunahi andaje door hote aanee richine kalee nadee paar karnyasathi dakshinekade uddan kele. teey bund jhalyavar, discone tyanna ishara deela qee sthalantarit paratava tyachya padadyavar paula vimanachya paratavyamadhye villin jhaala aahe. richine marg ulatala, tyachya 10 vajanyachya sthiteet pahile sthalantar pahile aanee tyala tond denyasathi davikade valale.
jevha richine pahila mig-21 paar keela, tevha tyala 10 meey rojicha sakharpuda aathavala aanee mage padnara mig aahe qaa heey pahanyasathi too vaat pahat hota. jevha tyane dusare sthalantar pahile, jeey tyane dekhil samorun paar kele, tevha tyane guntanyasathi davikade jordar ulat kele. aakraman talhanyasathi sthalantarit tyachya ujavikade valale, eka asamanya yukti, aanee richine tyachya mageel quarterver sthan midvanyasathi ubhya pruthakkaran halchalicha vapar keela. doubelviewne 5 vajata mayagchya velee tyavar eka thos borresite (dogfiting radar lock) prapt kele; jaree tyanchya uddan lifafyanchya kathavarun golibar keela gela, taree donhi goal-7 gharee dhadakale.
pahile sthalantarit dekhil mage valale hote aanee richichya uddanatil shevatchya eff-4 varr magoon hallah karat hote, joou tatkalin manak "drav chaar" samarik rachana vaparnare us vimanansathi anekada ghatak parinam hota. richine sthalantaritanchya vakr antarayavar eka katheen valan ghetale, punha 5 vajata baher aala aanee sthalantarit, varvar pahata dhoka lakshat gheuun, jordar ujavikade tutala aanee kabutar door gela. richine tyachya kiman shrenichya aatoon aanee tyachya firanyachya kshamatechya maryadevar goal-7 keela. chimani chukel ashee apeksha karat, too tyaa divashi divashi tulanene aparichit aparichit bandukichya hallyakade valanyacha prayatna karat hota, jevha pahilya marhanichya 1 minit 29 sekandanantar kshepanastrane migcha sphot keela.
havai dalacha pahila vhietanamcha starr bananyasathi ritchie aanee capton jeffrey ess yanchyat spardha vikasit jhaali. 18 julai aanee 29 julai roji tisra aanee chautha balee balee 432 vya squadronpacky 13 vya tii. eff. ess. chya fensteinne, satvya havai dalachya shatru vimanane, ritchie aanee debelviewne 13 juuna roji mig-21 chya davyasathi, aanee fensteinne 9 juuna roji dawa karnyasathi, moolyankan mandalane dawa nakarla hota.
pachvi hatya.
richicha antim vijay 28 august 1972 roji jhaala, jevha hanoichya uttarekadil hallyasathi eka mygacap asalelya 'book' uddanat netrutva kele. mageel mahinyat satvya havai dalane serve ladhau shakhanmadhil nete aanee niyojakanna 'linebacker conferences' mhanoon olakhalya olakhalya dainandin kendrikrut mission debriefingchi sthapana kelee hotee."richine talavar paratalyavar tyachya ladhau vruksh fantomschya uddanala nuktich suruvat kelee hotee (ritchie eff-4 dii, aii. eff. sair udavat hota. nahee. 66-7463, jyamadhye tyane tyachi pahili hatya kelee hotee). laal mukut, aata anuurja chalit margdarshit kshepanastra cruiser, hanoichya nairutyela, thayalandala paratanyachya margavar, 'nilya darodekhoranna' (mig-21) soochit karat hallah hallah dalala satark kele. nondavalelya samparkachya kshetrakade pohochatana, richine alikadil linebacker conferencechi mahitee aathavali qee sthalantarit lock uchch unchichya davpechancha vapar karoon parat aale hote aanee sthalantarit lock jaast aahet assa sanshay hota. migcapchi donhi buik aanee vega uddane nondavalelya thikanakade gelee.
debelviewne fantumchya onboard radarvar sthalantaritanna uchalale aanee ladhau vruksh vaparoon, sthalantarit junya uddanamage asalyache shodhun kadhale, mygacap ladhau vimananche aanakhi eka uddan talavar paratale. vruddhanchya uddanas ishara denyasathi richine sampark sadhala. sthalantarit lock tyanchyapeksha unchivar asoo shakatat ashee chinta asalelya richine disco aanee laal mukut yaa donhi thikani unchichya vachanasathi satat vinantya kelya. tyala sthalantaritanche sthan, sheersh aanee gatichi mahitee midali (aata tyanchya payathyashi uchch vegane uttarela paratanyache nishchit kele aahe) parantu sthalantaritanchya aatoon bund jhalele book uddan mhanoon unchivar nahee. debelviewchya radarne nantar pudhe mrut sthalantaritanna rangavale aanee richine prakash afterburnersna uddan karnyache aadesh dile. debelviewne richila ishara deela qee teey vegane bund hott aahet aanee teey maryadet aahet. tyach velee richine swatah sthalantaritanna viruddha dishene jaatana pahile.
mig-21 chya mage chadhaichya vakrareshevar hallah karat, tyacha lakshya-7 margadarshan radar bund karoon, richila debeleviewne satat shreni adyayavat kele. tyachya pretane lakshya gathanyasathi puresa veg naan midavata, richine done chimanya durvaroon sodalya. done fatake maranyache mapdand kshepanastranchya kamgirichya lifafyatoon baher padale hote, jeey sthalantaritanvar valanyas prabhavit karnyacha aanee asha prakare shreni qamee karnyacha prayatna hota. donhi fatake keval chukale naheet tarr pratispardhyanvar prabhav taknyatahi apayashi tharale. kahee kshanannantar, eka sthalantaritala too banavat asalelya katraildware drushyamanpane magova ghet, richine tyachya urvarit done chimanyanna lamb pallyavar dekhil udavale. pahila chukala, parantu sthalantarane eka katheen valan ghetale aanee pratyakshat shreni qamee kelee aanee aanee nasht jhaala. indhanachi kamatarata asalyane richine tyachya dusya pathlag naan karnyacha nirnay ghetala.
richine tippani keleeh
vietnam yuddhanantar.
ekoon 800 tasanpeksha jaast uddan karoon 339 ladhau mohima purn kelyanantar, ritchie tyachya tyachya ladhau ladhau vietnam yuddhatil sarvat sushobhit vaimanikanpaiki eka mhanoon paratala. tyanchya ladhau kamgirimule tyanna varshatil sarvat mahattvapoorn havai dall mohimesathi 1972 mackay chashak, havai dall akadamicha aanee havai sevesathicha jabara puraskar aanee aanee sashastr dall puraskar midala, joou amerikechya rashtriy surakshesathi videshi yuddhatil diggajanni dilelya utkrusht yogdanasathi pradan keela.
richine aaplya havai dalachya karkirdit 4,000 tasanpeksha jaast uddan kele. 1999 madhye teey havai dalatoon nivrutt jhaale.
richine wall street journalchya sampadakiyat lihile aahe keeh
mea pahilyandach hanoijaval mig-21 heey vegale viman pahile. tyaa divasant aamhala bhinn vimananviruddha prashikshan ghenyachi parvanagi navhati. aamhi jyaa prakare ladhanar hoto, teey aamhala prashikshit karoo dett navhate. kadhikadhi, mallah golee zadalyas parat golibar karanyachi parvangihi dilee jaat nasey.
eka rajkiy puranmatvadi, richine 1974 madhye vhietanamnantar sakriy kartavya sodanyacha nirnay ghetala, air national gardmadhye sameel jhaala aanee yuu. chya aagrahavarun uttar carolinamadhun kongresasathi dhaav ghetali.ess. sinetara barry goldwater. matra, watergate ghotalyachya parshvabhumivar tyancha parabhav jhaala, tyaa kalat republican pakshachya navoditanna nivadoon yenyache aavhan denyat aale hote. tyanni khajgi jeevanat vividh karyakari padey bhushavali, jyat edolph coors company (aata coors bruying company) aanee heritage foundationmadhye sahaa varshe hotee, jithe teey joseph coorseche vishesh sahayyak hote.
too colorado air national gardmadhye sameel jhaala aanee nagri karkird suru thevat asatana, uddan darjache tyache lashkari kartavya chaloo thewale, nantar tyachi havai dall rakheev vibhagat badali jhaali. 1985 madhye, tyanna baal sahayya amalbajavani karyalayache sanchalak mhanoon niyukt karnyat aale, aarogya aanee manvi seva sachivanna ahwal denyat aala. 1987 madhye, tyanna sanrakshn sachivanchya karyalayatil mobilization policy andd plance directoratemadhe niyukt karnyat aale.
starr trekah daad next generation' yaa bhagatil 'daad royal' yaa shirshak asalelya cole steve richichya biin-patra patrasathi too aadhar asoo shakato.
1994 madhye havai dall rakhivmadhye brigadier general mhanoon padonnati midalyanantar teey havai dalachya commanderchya bharati seveche mobilization sahayyak banale. sahaa varshe, tyanni sampoorn americet pravas keela aanee havai dalachya bharatichya prayatnanchya samarthanarth andaje 1,100 prekshakanshi bolale. tyane tii-38 tallonmadhye 100 hoon adhik havai pradarshananche sadarikaranhi kele. texaschya randolph havai dalachya talavaril tyachya shevatchya havai pradarshanat uddan kelyanantar teey janewari 1999 madhye nivrutt jhaale.
too colorado springsmadhye rahato, colorado eka prerak vakta mhanoon kaam karato aanee veloveli floridatil 'starfiter international' sathee american air shhow circuitwar asainya nagri eff-104 starfiter udavato. tyachi patni mariana hii samajvadi prajasattak romaniyatil sthalantarit hotee.
2015 madhye, itar american esasah, tyala congressional suvarnapadak denyat aale.
puraskar aanee sajavat.
havai dall cross.
sandarbh

