On April 19, 1967, then Major Leo K. Thorsness, and his back-seater, Electronic Warfare Officer Captain Harold E. Johnson, in the words of another officer, took on most of North Vietnam, all by themselves.

I wanted to capture that moment when they switched on the after-burner of their F-105 Thunderchief, enabling them to outrun their pursuers after hitting the lead MiG-17 with 20mm-cannon fire. - WSP