The MISTI's in Vietnam

MISTI's flew the two-seat jet trainer version of the F100 Each plane carried two fighter pilots one in the front was the mission commander. With air refueling support from the KC-135 tankers over the Gulf of Tonkin MISTI missions were long four to six hours and laced with plenty of action Going to high risks the MISTI unit was composed of only volunteers, each tour of duty was short only 120 days.