Pilot's Son, Now A Southwest Captain, Bought His Father's Remains Home
In May 1967, Air Force Col. Roy A. Knight, Jr., 36, of Millsap, Texas was a pilot with the 602nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, assigned to Udorn Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand. On May 19, 1967, Knight was leading a flight of two A-1E aircraft on a strike mission in northern Laos, when his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire. No parachute was observed prior to the aircraft crashing and bursting into flames.