General,
Have you seen this one? Here call sign is KC ( Killer Chick )
I know I would like to see more.
SJ Pilot Tells of Taking Fire in War
SAN JOSE (KRON) -- An Air Force pilot from the South Bay has a harrowing war story to tell. Captain Kim Campbell of San Jose survived a close call in the skies over Baghdad, when her A-10 Warthog was peppered with anti-aircraft fire. Her father is a San Jose councilman who is happy his daughter is alive and well.
Campbell is just one of a handful of dedicated female fighter pilots. She has a dangerous job. And while her father worries, he knows now she's okay.
Captain Kim Campbell says that her nickname, "K.C." stands for Killer Chick. She may be a killer chick in the Air Force, but San Jose city councilman Chuck Reed knows her as his daughter. Today he saw her CNN interview after her fighter plane took enemy fire over Baghdad.
"I've been worried about her since she was 12 years old, when she said she wanted to be a fighter pilot, because I know what the risks are I'm never not worried about her," Chuck says.
He has had reason to worry. On Monday, Kim was flying another bombing mission over Baghdad in her A-10 Warthog when she was hit by enemy groundfire. Her plane was riddled with bullet holes.
"We have a back-up system that just allows us to switch the plane into a manual function of flying and so you're flying it manually, there's no hydraulics," Kim says. "There was a quick second there where I knew it was a possiblity but in my mind I had no desire to eject over Bagdad."
She took control and managed to land the plane at a Coalition airstrip in southern Iraq where she was greeted with cheers. Video of her plane shows just how bad the damage was.
"That's our job, that's what we do," she says. "We're here to help the guys out on the ground... when they need our help."
Of course you can't bottle the pride Chuck Reed has for his daughter - Captain Kim Campbell, fearless fighter pilot, killer chick.
"Today we're doing great. Tonight we'll be worried about what she's going to do tomorrow, but today is great. When we got a message from her that she's okay... this is a good day," Reed says.
Shortly after her experience she was back in the air. Reed tells us she's flown at least 2 missions since Monday.
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