Tall Tales with Taco Bell

Author: Taco Bell

This is a Military themed podcast by a retired Marine Corps Officer dealing with everyone from former Military, actors, U-2, SR-71 pilots, a ton of F-14 Top Gun stories, grunts and their time in the service. You name it, you might find it here. Each Tuesday, I interview old friends or others who I just find interesting. There is a YouTube channel by the same name and all of these shows are on there. They also include photos and other visual aides that you wont get from the audio so please join me there and subscribe if you enjoy the content. Semper Fi, Taco
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Flying the speed of sound Mach 1.3 in an F-4 Phantom
Episode 1
Thursday, 21 May, 2026

Send us Fan MailThe answer is always no unless you ask. Years ago, I asked if I could get in the backseat of an F-4 Phantom fighter jet with a guy who turned out to be a secret military astronaut named Col Richard "Dick" Lawyer. He was part of the MOL program which was Top Secret and only declassified in the 90's before he died. this is how Mike Aldrich and myself got to hit 53K feet up in the atmosphere, doing Mach 1.3, so for all the flat earth people, I can say that I have seen the curvature of the earth and it's real. just fast forward through the intro music...you'll get to the good stuff. EnjoySemper Fi Taco