As he put it: “Bombers drop bombs. Fighter pilots fight. It was simply the way it was meant to be.”
8th Tactical Fighter Wing
Howard C. “Scrappy” Johnson, a Collier Trophy winner and founder of the Red River Valley Pilots Association—also known as the “River Rats”—died Dec. 9, 2020, at age 100. Johnson flew hundreds of combat missions in Korea and Vietnam. He also served in World War II.
