Doug Petersen was a dustoff pilot in the Vietnam War and was shot down two times during his tour. Doug earned the callsign DUSTOFF 34 after becoming an aircraft commander for the Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Huey) and flew over 950 combat hours.

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00:00:00 Intro | Virginia Military Institute
00:06:59 From High School to Flight School
00:24:20 Training Helicopters to Hueys
00:28:04 Early Huey Models
00:32:41 Flight School to Vietnam
00:46:25 Dustoff's Impact
00:51:30 A Day in the Life of a Dustoff Pilot
01:01:38 First Time Getting Shot Down
01:13:25 Second Time Being Shot Down
01:19:45 Hanoi Hilton Stories
01:24:24 Leaving Vietnam