26 April 1966: Major Paul J. Gilmore, aircraft commander, and First Lieutenant William T. Smith, pilot, flying McDonnell F-4C-23-MC Phantom II 64-0752, shot down the first Vietnamese People’s Air Force Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21 destroyed during the Vietnam War. “. . . on 26 April, Maj. Paul J. Gilmore, in the front seat of the lead F-4C, and 1st Lt. […] The post 26 April 1966 a…