On the 15th of May 1967 sixteen elite US Air Force pilots assembled for the first time at Phan Rang. These sixteen men and their F100F Super Sabres were the first of a storied cadre who would take the fight to the North Vietnamese in a treacherous low level battle just north of the DMZ.

They were the Mistys and their mission was the most dangerous undertaken by US aviators during the Vietnam War.

Sources:

"Bury Us Upside Down" by Rick Newman and Don Shepperd is not just the best book on Misty, it's one of the very best Vietnam War books and deserves greater recognition

"The Air Force In South East Asia. FAC Operations 1965 1970" tells the official account of Misty and contains useful diagrams and tactical details

"Misty Fast FAC Pilots Panel Parts 15" on YouTube is a great short series of plenaries and interviews by the pilots themselves

"North American F100 Super Sabre" by David A Anderton has the best coverage of Misty amongst the general F100 books

"North American F100 Super Sabre" by Peter E Davies is the best single volume on the F100, but slightly weaker on Misty

Finally, "The Misty Experiment", a PBS Movie on Misty is unfortunately unavailable outside the US, but has an amazing trailer... if you're lucky enough to live in the US, then I'd imagine its worth an hour of your time!