Captain Bob Pardo, Vietnam War pilot who devised the 'Pardo's Push' aerial manoeuvre – obituary

Bob Pardo, who has died aged 89, was an American pilot who devised an aerial manoeuvre during the Vietnam War that kept his wingman’s plane aloft until they could both reach friendly airspace; it was immortalised as “Pardo’s Push”.

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