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40-849 laying M-117s over NVN |
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Beautiful illustration from Mark Styling
mark@styling1.demon.co.uk |
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Celebrating the 20,000 combat sortie for the 497th flown by LTC Halliwell |
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40-849 dropping
M-117s on NVN |
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Rockets and flare pods waiting to be loaded. |
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Mk-82s with Daisey Cutters |
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637-693 just of of the paint shop. 2004 |
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When L/C Halliwell and Maj Pardo where in RTU together they made a $100 bet on who would get the first MIG. Maj Pardo won and so did the orphanage. Recognizing the needs of the local orphanage the good Maj gave his payoff to the Nuns.
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637-693 at the March AFB museum. 2004 |
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637-693 at the March AFB museum. 2004 |
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637-693 at the March AFB museum. 2004 |
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1/Lt Fred Bieber and Capt Shel Goldberg, aka Owl 01B sometime in late 1969
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Champagne Flight, Capt Shel Goldberg aka Owl 01B, LtCol Bob Cass, Cdr, 497th TFS, Pilot 24 Mar 1970 |
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"C" Flight, 497th TFS, Oct 1969
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Champagne Flight, LtCol Dan Parris, Cdr, 497th TFS Capt Shel Goldberg, WSO, 21 Oct 1969
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Christmas eve 1969, at the 497th TFS (L-R) Maj George Kennebeck, Capt Shel Goldberg and two C-123 "Candlestick" FACs.
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Capt Tommy Gilliam, Capt Shel Goldberg and some C-123 "Candlestick" FAC's in the 497th Dayaroom celebrating Christmas, 1969
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Six 497th TFS "Nite Owls" celebrate their return from their daylight Champagne Flight in up in the "Barrel," 24 Mar 1970: (L-R) Maj John Gander, Capt Bob McReynolds, Maj Don Jansen, Lt Harlan Long, Lt Fred Bieber, Capt Shel Goldberg
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497th Dining In. 16Aug69
R-L): Capt Shel Goldberg, Maj Mark Berent "Papa Wolf," and LtCol Ray Marzullo, 8th TFW DCdrOps
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Beautiful illustration from
Mark Styling
mark@styling1.demon.co.uk
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Kneeling (L-R): LtCol Dan Parris (CO - outgoing), LtCol Bob Cass (CO - incoming), LtCol Skip Harrington (Ops), Maj Dick Merkel, Maj Jack Gary, Maj John Gander
Standing (L-R): Cpt Vern VanDuyne, Maj Wally Aunan, Maj George Kennebeck, Lt Fred Grossick, Cpt Joe Echanis (MIA), Cpt Don Eichenfeldt, LtCol John Dawson, Cpt Dick Hodgkinson, Maj Mike Powers, Maj Bob Kirtley, Maj Jerry Evelan, Cpt Warren Stewart, Cpt Neil Hansen, Maj Lou Brown, Capt Jim High
On Wing (L-R): Maj Don Janson, Cpt Mike Smith, Cpt Shel Goldberg
On Fuselagae & Air Intake (L-R): Lt Carl Churchill (KIA), Cpt Dick Dehne, Lt Nick Ardillo, Cpt Doug LeFever (MIA), Cpt Bob McReynolds, Lt Bill Powley, Lt DAn Fuquay, Cpt Tommy Gilliam
On Top of Fuselage (L-R): Lt Harlan Long, Lt Aussie Ostergren, Lt Jim Steadman (KIA), Lt Denny McClure, Lt Neel Linker |
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