Hit my smoke
by Charlie Huff

Ty Gregory looked like a little kid who might work in a library somewhere, that is until he strapped on the Phantom and flew his Wolf mission. He then became a giant of a man. He was good, very good. Before I became a Wolf, Ty was fragged to put my Paveway flight on a 37mm AAA position.  He gave us our target briefing in a most professional manner and when we all had a "Tally" on each other, he called in that he was "in to mark".  There was a tremendous array of AAA fire consentrated on his position, and the position that his 60 degree dive angle was headed for.  Evidently Ty aborted his thoughts of firing his Willie Pete and most intelligently decided to "move it around" a bit to avoid getting hit.   As he pulled off, either he or his GIB hit the pickle button.  The ensuing rocket shot was fired into a piece of Karst about 2000 above the surrounding terrain.  Needless to say, as the head of the strike flight, I was somewhat confused.....that is until Ty (with all the calm confidence in the world) called out,  " Hockey Flight, do you see my smoke?"   "Roger that Wolf."  "Well, that's your bail out area....I will now mark the target!"  That is ice water!