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Jeffrey Feinstein
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Jeffrey S. Feinstein (born January 29, 1945) is a retired career officer of the United States Air Force (USAF). During the Vietnam War, Feinstein was a weapon systems officer, an integral part of two-man aircrews with the emergence of air-to-air missiles as the primary weapons during aerial combat. Flying aboard F-4 Phantom IIs, Feinstein downed five enemy aircraft, thereby becoming a flying ace, the last of five U.S. aviators to become aces during that conflict and to date still the most recent aviator to achieve ace status in the U.S. military.[1]
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![]() Captain Jeffrey Feinstein poses beside his F-4 Phantom II at Udorn Air Base, Thailand, in September 1972 | |
Nickname(s) | Jeff |
Born | (1945-01-29) January 29, 1945 (age 79) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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Years of service | 1963–1996 |
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Unit | 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War Gulf War |
Awards | Air Force Cross Silver Star (4) Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross (5) Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal (23) |
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