HOW MANY OGTA EPISODES ARE THERE?

Sixteen. They can be watched by clicking here.

WHO HAS BEEN FEATURED IN OGTA PRODUCTIONS?

Vietnam War veterans Rich Hall, Dick Rutan, Robert “Bob” Pardo, Marty Mahrt, Francis Whitebird, Col John Mollison, John Stiles, Nguyen Hong My, Charlie Plumb, Robert Certain, WWII veterans John Wilkinson, Steve Pisanos, Claude Hone, Chris Morgan, Charles McGee, Jim Kunkle, Korean War veteran Royce Williams, Cold War veteran Bob Parker and historian Barrett Tillman

Where are the educator’s kits stored?

The website of The Distinguished Flying Cross Society. Look for the “Teachers & Educator’s” tab.

WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH THE DFC SOCIETY?

The Distinguished Flying Cross Society is the association that manages the (non DoD/military) legacy of the DFC military medal and its members. OGTA is fortunate to work alongside the DFCS to promote history and the outstanding contributions of others to the medal’s story

WHAT IS AN OGTA “DEBRIEF”?

It’s a package of film + educator’s material + live Q&A.

WILL OGTA PRODUCE JUST A FILM? EDUCATOR’S KIT? Live Q&A?

Sure!

How much does IT COST TO PRODUCE AN OGTA PACKAGE?

Hundreds of hours, invested via a team of up to six people, produce OGTA material. Costs of time, energy and money are commensurate with this effort.

WHERE ARE ELSE OLD GUYS AND THEIR AIRPLANES Films stored?

Two places - the VIMEO site and the Military Tales YouTube Channel.

Who ELSE has john interviewed?

As of June 2023, approximately 175 combat aircrew and veterans from WWII, Korean War, Cold War, Vietnam War and Gulf War. John considers all to be important and cannot name particular favorite. However, some ‘names’ - Medal of Honor recipients Joe Foss and Leo Thorsness; North Vietnamese fighter pilots Gen Nguyen Duc Soat, Van Bay, Gen Le Hai, LtCol Phung Van Quang, Col Pham Pho Thai, Col Tu De and Nguyen Hong My; many of the pilots of the WWII 352nd Fighter Group; many of the pilots of the WWII 311th Fighter Group; CDR Royce Williams; Vietnam War helicopter pilots Robert Mason, Hugh Mills, Pat Owen and Bruce Huffman; POWs Chris Morgan, Morrie Magnusson, Jerry Brown, Bruce Olmstead, Charlie Plumb, Dick Francis, “Gene” Smith, Robert Certain, George (GAR) Rose; Finnish WWII ace “Kossi” Karhila; RAF Spitfire Mk.14 ace John Wilkinson; U-2 pilot Stan Rauch, Gemini/Apollo Astronaut Jim McDivitt; Tuskegee Airman BG Charles McGee; Doolittle Raider “Dick” Cole; Guadalcanal and Chosen USMC pilot Sam Folsom, SANDY pilot Rich Hall; Bob Pardo; WASP Bee Haydu; Wade Hubbard (Possibly) “last guy shot down in Vietnam"; Presidential candidate and WWII bomber pilot Sen George McGovern; WWII and Korean War ace Walker “Bud” Mahurin; Enola Gay Bomb Electronics Officer Morris Jeppson; … and not a week goes by where he doesn’t remember Don Bryan, Punchy Powell, Hank Snow, Earl Ashworth, Bill Creech or JD “Jerry” Collinsworth. Same with BG Russ McCarthy. Don’t get John started on Crawford “Shock” Shockley and Dean Failor, LBII Nav Ron Bartlett, NVAF pilot Col. Lê Thanh Đạo… but my fav just may be (click here) Red James. Most of these interviews are on John’s blog, too.

Recognize that WWII ace Clarence “Bud” Anderson challenged John to do ‘all this’ in the year 2000 and remains the spiritual godfather of John’s work.

Who has OGTA worked with?

PBS, Boeing, USAF, the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, the Commemorative Air Force, The Distinguished Flying Cross Society, The River Rats, Sanford Health System, The South Dakota Community Foundation, The Center for Western Studies, The Preddy Memorial Foundation, The 352nd Fighter Group Association, The National Naval Aviation Museum, RAF Conningsby, The Imperial War Museum, The South Dakota Department of Transportation - Aeronautics, The Ellsworth AFB Development Authority/BH Military Advisory Coalition, The South Dakota Historical Society, XEROX, The South Dakota Air & Space Foundation, Air Force Armament Museum, The American Flight Museum, The Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum, Dakota Territory Museum, Flying Legends, The Experimental Aviation Association, Ellsworth AFB, Minot AFB, Vandenberg AFB, the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum, I Love A Hangar, The Moody County Historical Society, the 390th Memorial Museum, Blue Skies of Texas, The National Museum of the Pacific War, The Kansas City Chiefs…

Did John mollison serve in the vietnam war?

Yes. But no. There are two John Mollisons. One is the writer/drawer/filmmaker, the other is the USAF veteran, warrior and champion of Boys Town in Omaha, NE. The two “John Mollisons” are two brothers of ‘different mothers’ (so to speak). They do get email/phone calls intended for each other, too and think it’s good fun.

CAN I COMMISSION AN OGTA PROJECT?

Yes. Email producer John Mollison here.