Private Pilot License (Spring 1973, Provo, Utah)
USAF Pre-Navigator Training (May – Sep 1973, Columbus AFB, MS)
USAF Navigator Training (Sep 1973 – Jun 74, Mather AFB, CA)
F-111A Training (442 TFTS, Nellis AFB, NV, 1974-75)
(SEA orders cancelled due to end of conflict)
F-111F training at 389 TFS, Mountain Home AFB, ID, Jan – May 1977
F-111D Training at Cannon AFB, Clovis NM, 1984.
[I need to pull out my log books.]
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Aircraft Type |
Hours |
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Cessna 150 |
abt 38 |
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Cessna 172 |
abt 2 |
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Piper |
abt 2 |
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T-29 |
abt 150 |
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T-37A |
abt 20 |
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T-38 |
abt 5 |
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F-111A |
353.5 |
|
F-111F |
617.0 |
|
F-111D |
206.6 |
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Total F-111 |
1,177.1 |
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Dates |
Aircraft |
Place |
Unit |
Notes |
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May 73 to Sep 73 |
T-37 |
Columbus AFB, Columbus, Mississippi |
Undergraduate Pilot Training |
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Sep 73 to Jun 74 |
T-29 |
Mather AFB, Sacramento, California |
Undergraduate Navigator Training |
Top in the class. Distinguished Graduate |
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Jun. 74 to May 77 |
F-111A |
Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada |
442 TFTS, 474 TFW 428 TFS, 474 TFW 429 TFS, 474 TFW |
Weapons System Officer Air Medal for saving an aircraft while TDY to Mountain Home AFB.
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May 77 to May 80 |
F-111F |
RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, England |
494 TFS, 48 TFW |
Weapons System Officer VA alert, Operations Liaison Officer, and Assistant Chief of Radar Strike Selected to fly sensitive buffer zone missions.During one, split second action saved an aircraft, lives and an international incident. Selected to brief US Ambassador Earl, Director of Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, on the F-111 and its wartime mission. |
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May 80 to Sep. 82 |
F-111A |
Mountain Home AFB, Mountain Home, Idaho |
389 TFTS |
Instructor Weapons System Officer Wing Simulator Training Officer, Instructor in the classroom and in the air, assessed the USAF fighter lead-in school, Unit Outstanding Academic Instructor, Range Safety Officer Attended TAC Academic instructor Course ('80). Saved an aircraft that had a unique TFR malfunction, at night, with a student. |
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Oct. 84 to Jul. 86 |
F-111D |
Cannon AFB, Clovis, New Mexico |
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Instructor Weapons System Officer Chief of the Mission Planning Cell. Three times, responsible for saving an F-111: one during a Green Flag mission in Nevada, once with an improperly installed control stick (Fini-flight), and once when struck by lightning in weather at 550 mph at 1,000 above the ground.Saved two loads of LGBs that would have been ineffective through split second evaluation and action. Called out one night to plan a special mission needed before the raid on Libya. Coordinated and flew air support for an SDI experiment involving satellite, air and ground coordination and calibration. (Teal Ruby) Played a key role in the rescue of an injured airman during a deployment to Korea.The first day in the combined headquarters in Korea, I averted a serious international incident.As Chief of Current Plans, I employed and directed five different types of USAF aircraft plus SAC, USN and ROK aircraft. (Feb 85, Team Spirit)
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Rico
BZ
Pakistan Check Ride
Last T-29 check
Last USAF flight
TV in the simulator
Pakistan ship attack and air show