John Richardson Alison was born in Micanopy, Fla., on Nov. 21, 1912, to Grover and Edelweiss Alison. 401 Tactical Fighter Squadron (CF-188 Hornet) 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron (CF-188 Hornet) 410 Tactical Fighter (Operational Training) Squadron. To stem this tide, squadron leader Hill led a flight of four new P-40Es bombing and strafing into the mile-deep gorge. Before returning to the states in late 1944, Hill and his P-51 downed another six Japanese aircraft.[2]. [13], Hill married Mazie Sale on March 27, 1943, two weeks after noticing her at the First Presbyterian Church in Victoria, Texas while on leave, recovering from malaria. On 2 December 1991, the 75th Fighter Squadron was inactivated as part of the conversion to the Objective Wing and drawdown of the Air Force after the end of the Cold War. Capt. They delivered 539 British soldiers and 66,000 pounds of equipment to a gully-pitted glade 165 miles inside Burma, known as Broadway. [7], During the early days of its history, the 75th's mission was to attack and destroy the enemy by strafing airfields, troops, and supply depots, while maintaining air superiority so that the Japanese could not locate and bomb targets in China. Claire Chennault would later write of these critical missions, "The American Volunteer Group had staved off China's collapse on the Salween.". Airmen with the 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron unload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Aug. 9, 2019. He was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana. I thought, wheres the ground, wheres the ground I was holding my breath at that point, she said in the release. Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. Upon return to Maine in 1959 the squadron converted to the McDonnell F-101B Voodoo supersonic interceptor and the F-101F operational and conversion trainer. At the same time the unit received their newly upgraded A-10C fighters, which allow for greater employment guided munitions. On 3 April 1992, the squadron was again activated, as the 75th Fighter Squadron located at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. Find 75th fighter squadron images dated from 2014 to 2020. [1], During World War II, the 75th Fighter Squadron was one of the three original squadrons (74th, 75th, 76th) of the 23rd Fighter Group. Performing proper checks before and after flights is crucial to the safety of pilots. Activated on 4 Jul 1942. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. He was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana. [4] This affected the 75th Fighter Squadron with a reduction of its flying hours, placing it into a basic mission capable status from 5 April-30 July 2013.[4]. [5], In 2002, he was conveyed an honorary lifetime membership in the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (Civil Air Patrol) with a squadron of the CAP named in his honorthe Tex Hill Composite Squadron, of San Marcos, TX (SWR-TX-435). Her work has appeared in Air Force Magazine, Inside Defense, Inside Health Policy, the Frederick News-Post (Md. That incident is believed to be the first time in the four-decade history of the A-10 that a pilot landed with no canopy and with the landing gear up, the Air Force said in 2017. Redesignated 75 th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, 28 Feb 1944 Inactivated, 5 Jan 1946 Activated, 10 Oct 1946 Redesignated 75 th Fighter Squadron, Jet, 3 May 1949 Inactivated, 24 Sep 1949 Redesignated 75 th Fighter . The 89th Fighter Squadron "Rogues" will push those who think they are good . Middle School 14 in San Antonio was named "Hill Middle School" after him in June 2013.[11][12]. The 75th Fighter Squadron departed for Combat Hammer, an air-to-ground exercise hosted at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. [7] It became an A-10 training unit and remained at England AFB supporting the deployments of the 74th and 76th TFS. Bye successfully landed an A-10C Thunderbolt II with minimal damage, during an in-flight emergency last year, earning her the Air Combat Command Airmanship Award. On this date, Major Hill attacked, without hesitation, superior numbers of enemy aircraft that were rising to intercept United States B-24 bombers. Its my primary job to think of everything that [Bye] is not because she has a massive handful of an airplane that is falling apart.. U.S. Air Force Airman Timmy Gisclair, 75th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, salutes Capt. Two years after the war, when President Harry S. Truman appointed him assistant secretary of commerce for aeronautics, The New York Times wrote, As Major Alison, according to dispatches in July 1942, he scored one of the most spectacular individual performances by the Air Forces in China by shooting down two of three Japanese bombers out of a nine-plane squadron that was raiding Hengyang in Hunan Province., John R. Alison, Ace Fighter Pilot in World War II, Dies at 98, https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/10/us/10alison.html. Active between 1941-1942, the original Flying Tigers comprised volunteer pilots from the United States Army Air Corps, Navy, and Marine Corps. Bye received the ACC Airmanship Award for successfully recovering an A-10C Thunderbolt II during an in-flight emergency. A memorial to Army Rangers and Air Force Special Operations airmen killed in an Oct. 29, 1992, helicopter crash in the Great Salt Lake will be dedicated Sunday at 1 p.m. at Antelope Island State Park. Taylor Bye, 75th Fighter Squadron standardization and evaluation chief, taxis to a canopy after her flight at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Nov. 3, 2021. Bye recalled in an Air Force statement that when things started going wrong, she pulled away from the ground and checked her engines, which were both working. Rachel Cohen joined Air Force Times as senior reporter in March 2021. In his book Way of a Fighter (1949), the commander of the Flying Tigers, Gen. Claire Chennault, recalled that Alison got more out of that P-40 in his five-minute demonstration than anybody I ever saw before or after. When he landed, General Chennault said, members of the Chinese delegation pointed at the P-40 and smiled, We need 100 of these. No, I said, pointing to Alison, you need 100 of these.. ", "I guess I was nervous the whole time, but I didn't have time to think about being nervous," Bye said. In terms of guarding India, it was tremendously successful because the Japanese were distracted by having to deal with the guerrilla incursion, Mr. Birkey said. An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 80th Fighter Squadron takes off from the flightline at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 18, 2022. Altogether, Hill was credited with destroying 18.25 enemy aircraft. A typical training flight over Georgia last spring turned nightmarish for A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot Capt. 9 (November 18, 2005), Last edited on 3 September 2022, at 14:27, "David Lee "Tex" Hill Composite Squadron", "World War II fighter ace 'Tex' Hill dies at 92", "Legendary Flying Tiger Tex Hill passes away", "Fredericksburg Museum to Honor 'Tex' Hill", "Board Names New School David Lee "Tex" Hill Middle School", "David Lee "Tex" Hill AVG Flying Tiger Ace, 18+ kills", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tex_Hill&oldid=1108279081, This page was last edited on 3 September 2022, at 14:27. Bye's leadership presented her with the Air Combat Command Airmanship Award on May 5 for outstanding performance and dedication to safety during the incident, according to a news release. It flew the A-7D until 1981 when conversion to the A-10 Thunderbolt II was completed. Vincent De Groot The emergency occurred April 7, 2020, while Bye was flying at the Grand Bay Bombing and Gunnery Range east of Moody. He was a bombardier in the 571st Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group and his aircraft "Decatur Deb" was shot down on May 28, 1944. Taylor Bye, an A10C pilot with the 75th Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., and chief of standardization and evaluation, successfully landed her Thunderbolt II with. [9], On November 2, 2007, the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg observed "Tex" Hill Day with speeches, patriotic music, and friends' memories of the fallen hero.[10]. The intercepting pilots were credited with the destruction of two enemy bombers and two probables. For the health and well-being of all friends and family, there will be a memorial service in June. It is assigned to the 23d Fighter Group and stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins), An official website of the United States government, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. Sign up for service and obituary updates. It is assigned to the 23d Fighter Group, Air Combat Command and stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. Tisha Yates, a spokeswoman for Air Combat Command, didn't rule out the possibility of Bye also receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross in the future. Its not the first time an A-10 pilot has encountered such a harrowing experience. U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ray Thompson, 75th Fighter Generation Squadron electrical and environmental specialist, fuels an A-10C Thunderbolt II during exercise Forward Tiger at the Henry. Colonel Brandon Kelly is an A-10C instructor pilot and the Commander of the 476th Fighter Group, Moody AFB, GA which is a Geographically Separated Unit of the 442d Fighter Wing at Whiteman AFB, MO. Taylor Bye when her attack aircraft began falling apart in midair. He is credited with .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}12+14 victories as a squadron leader with the Flying Tigers and another six as an officer in the United States Army Air Corps in World War II. Preferred memorial to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers), U.S. Air Force Capt. Juggling a malfunctioning 30mm Gatling gun, a landing gear that wouldnt deploy and a cockpit canopy that fell off in flight, Bye managed to safely land the aircraft with minimal damage to the runway or the plane. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Three fighter squadrons were tasked with defending. Nearly 100 aircraft and 3,000 personnel have arrived at Nellis Air Force Base to participate in the first Red Flag exercise of 2022. . From that day on, the Japanese never advanced further than the west bank of the Salween. [1] The 75th Fighter Squadron (75 FS) is a United States Air Force unit. From: Airmen assigned to the 23d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,, to Col. Dan Walls, 23d Wing commander, puts on his helmet. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. The two officers were authorized by General Arnold to acquire as many aircraft and men as needed to insert British forces behind Japanese lines, to set up airfields to supply them and to evacuate the wounded. Taylor during the 2014 Flying Tiger Reunion heritage day, Nov. 14, 2014, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Taylor is a former 75th Fighter Squadron pilot and World War II veteran who spent 10 months as a prisoner of war, including two months in solitary confinement. Im excited, Bye said. The F9F-6 Cougar was the first F9F variant with swept wings. The 75th FIS was based at Dow Air Force Base in Bangor from 1959 to the base's closure in 1968. It consisted of an F-22, an F-15E, an F-16C, and a P-40 like the one Hill flew with the AVG. On 19 December 2007, the last three of the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft left for Moody AFB and assumed its current mission. While attending McCallie, he won the Tennessee Middleweight Championship in boxing in 1934. U.S. Air Force Capt. He sailed from San Francisco under a fake passport and arrived at Rangoon, Burma, on September 15, 1941. The memorial is dedicated to the memory of five Rangers from the 75th Ranger Regiment and seven airmen from the 1st Special Operations Air Wing who died when the MH-60G Pave Hawk they were riding . (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers), U.S. Air Force Airman Timmy Gisclair, 75th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a pre-flight maintenance check at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Nov. 3, 2021. On 17 Dece Lineage. Following a period of activations and inactivations, during which the squadron was assigned to such bases as Northwest Field, Guam, and Howard Air Force Base, Canal Zone, the squadron returned to active duty on 12 January 1951 as the 75th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron stationed at Presque Isle Air Force Base, Maine. The 75th is one of the original squadrons of the 23rd Fighter Group and while at Dow in the '60's, the 75th participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. The U.S. Air Force was part of the Army during World War II, and was also called the Army Air Forces or the Air Corps. On 17 December 1941, the AVG 2d Fighter Squadron was redesignated as the 23d Pursuit Group 75th Pursuit Squadron and subsequently the 75th Fighter Squadron. Air Force Capt. On Thanksgiving Day 1943, he led a force of 12 B-25s, 10 P-38s, and 8 new P-51s from Saichwan, China, on the first strike against Formosa. Capt. A cann manager is in charge of keeping record of parts taken from a cannibalizing jet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs) 75 th FIGHTER SQUADRON MISSION LINEAGE 75 th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) constituted, 17 Dec 1941 Redesignated 75 th Fighter Squadron, 15 May 1942 Activated, 4 Jul 1942. With exceptional flying ability, Major Hill forced enemy aircraft to turn from the attack and dive away. During a training strafing run at about 375 mph, the 30 mm GAU-8/A Avenger rotary cannon on his aircraft unexpectedly failed, triggering an explosion that blew off the canopy, stripped off some of the panels, and damaged the landing gear. Bye successfully flew A-10C Thunderbolt II tail-995 after its restorations from a gun-malfunction that caused her canopy to depart and stopped her landing gear from deploying. Like the other two incidents, the pilot walked away unharmed. This site is provided as a service of SCI Shared Resources, LLC. At 17, he became a pilot in WWII, and was attached to the "75th Fighter Squadron" in China, Burma, and India Theater. [4] He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2006. U.S. Air Force Capt. The 75th Fighter Squadron (75 FS) is a United States Air Force unit. The intercepting pilots were credited with the destruction of two enemy bombers and two probables. In November, Maj. Brett DeVries, a Michigan Air National Guard A-10 pilot with the "Red Devils," the 107th Fighter Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for a 2017 belly landing without working landing gear or a cockpit canopy. [2] It is believed that he was the first to down a Zero with a P-51. Lt. Col. Jeremy Johnston, 75th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations, prepares to taxi an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a sortie surge exercise, July 24, 2019, at Moody Air Force. U.S. Air Force Capt. During a surface attack ride, a key maneuver for swooping down to shoot at enemies on the ground, Bye tried to fire the A-10s gun but suffered severe failures, according to a May 7 Air Force release. Taylor Bye, 75th Fighter Squadron pilot and chief of standardization and evaluation, poses on the flight line at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, May 5, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bye successfully landed an A-10C Thunderbolt II with minimal damage, during an in-flight emergency last year, earning her the Air Combat Command Airmanship Award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Snider) The China Air Task Force, who had succeeded the AVG "Flying Tigers", consisted of the 23rd Fighter Group with four squadrons, the 74th, 75th, 76th, and 16th Fighter Squadrons, plus the 11th Bombardment Squadron. This doesnt happen very often in the history of the A-10, Joca said of Byes incident. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. It wasn't the first time an A-10 has had to crash-land because of a gun malfunction. "Maj Quigley was a 75 th Fighter Squadron commander, one of our only Aces, and a prisoner of war for over a year, said Joca. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers). While two situations may appear similar, leaders' perspective at different locations of what type of award an act of bravery merits can differ.". The squadron moved to Moody AFB, Georgia in 2007 due to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) panel recommendations. Duffey, Foltz, and Master Sgt. "What's most important is preventing total loss of the A-10 or, even worse, her life.". The squadron is equipped with the Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II attack aircraft. Taylor Bye, 75th Fighter Squadron standardization and evaluation chief, and her wingman fly over the flightline at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Nov. 3, 2021. This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency. [1][2] This group of men, under the leadership of General Claire Lee Chennault, engaged in aerial combat against the Japanese very soon after 7 December 1941.[3]. It is believed that he was the first to down a Zero with a P-51. D Troop 4-6 Air Cavalry Squadron (UH-60) 93d FS "Makos" (F-16C) 75th FS "Tiger Sharks" (A-10CII) 307th FS "Stingers" (F-15E) (Flying F-16C until Razbam launches) . My job was to take care of myself and to take care of the jet.. Col. Michael Ferrario, Commander. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, the militarys highest award for aerial achievements, fall. During World War II, the 75th Fighter Squadron was one of the three original squadrons (74th, 75th, 76th) of the 23rd Fighter Group. Taylor Bye, 75th Fighter Squadron standardization and evaluation chief, prior to her flight at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Nov. 3, 2021. Colonel Alison led the mission on its first day, landing a glider bearing 15 soldiers in the glade. 169th Operations Support Squadron 803-647-8231. (Airman First Class Eugene Oliver/Air Force) About 240 airmen with the 75th Fighter Squadron, which flies A-10C Warthogs, began returning home to Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Georgia,. This was her first sortie in tail-995 since its repairs. Constituted as the 75th Pursuit Squadron(Interceptor) on 17 December 1941 Redesignated 75th Fighter Squadronon 15 May 1942 Activated on 4 July 1942 Redesignated 75th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 28 February 1944 Inactivated on 5 January 1946 Activated on 10 October 1946 Redesignated 75th Fighter Squadron, Jet on 3 May 1949 Overall, it was a 584-day project that lingered for a long time, but once we started to make progress you could see everyone getting excited about it.. Since the A-10 is an increasingly difficult airframe to maintain, there were moments of uncertainty for the aircrafts restoration. U.S. Air Force Capt. There's no Thunderbirds or Blue Angels this year, but a new Air Force demonstration team will debut at this weekend's Melbourne Air & Space Show. Upgraded to the F-86D Sabre Interceptor in 1953 at Suffolk County Air Force Base, New York, where the squadron remained for three years before moving to Dow Air Force Base, Maine. On a basic surface attack ride at Grand Bay Range, Bye's attempts to fire her gun were met with severe failures that prevented her landing gear from deploying, caused panels to fly off and sent . [7] It took part in a variety of operational exercises both in the United States and overseas, including tactical bombing competitions against the Royal Air Force at RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland, during October 1977 and July 1978. Taylor Bye, 75th Fighter Squadron pilot and chief of standardization and evaluation, after receiving the Air Combat Command Airmanship Award at Moody Air Force Base,. U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ray Thompson, 75th Fighter Generation Squadron electrical and environmental specialist, fuels an A-10C Thunderbolt II during exercise Forward Tiger at the Henry. Leave a memory or share a photo or video below to show your support. The across-the board spending cuts, called sequestration, took effect 1 March when Congress failed to agree on a deficit-reduction plan. Flew the A-7D until 1981 when conversion to the A-10 Thunderbolt II was completed. Taylor Bye, a 75th Fighter Squadron pilot, pulled off an emergency belly landing in her A-10C Thunderbolt II attack aircraft in April 2020 after an unexplained gun malfunction over Grand Bay Range at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia sent panels and her cockpit canopy flying and prevented her landing gear from deploying. Vincent De Groot U.S. Air National Guard photo: Senior Master Sgt. Capt. 141114-F-AV342-049. The two-seat trainer version was equipped with dual controls, but carried the same armament as the F-101B and were fully combat-capable. Inactivated on 5 Jan 1946. Taylor Bye, 75th Fighter Squadron standardization and evaluation chief, lands A-10C Thunderbolt II tail-995 at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Nov. 3, 2021. Comfort the family with flowers or a sympathy gift. [14] They were together until his death. The US Air Force awarded one of its pilots for skillfully landing a damaged aircraft without a cockpit canopy or working landing gear after what the service described as a "catastrophic" failure. The 14th Army Air Force was created March 10, 1943, and it absorbed the CATF. Became an A-10 training unit and remained at England AFB supporting the deployments of the 74th and 76th TFS. The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Major (Air Corps) David Lee "Tex" Hill, United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-40 Fighter Airplane in the 75th Fighter Squadron, 23d Fighter Group, Tenth Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces on October 25, 1942, while performing bomber escort duty over enemy-held territory in the China Theatre. U.S. Air Force Capt. Stay up to date with what you want to know. After graduating from Austin College in 1938, Hill enlisted in the United States Navy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Perkinson), U.S. Air Force Capt. Taylor Bye, 75th Fighter Squadron pilot and chief of standardization and evaluation, pose for a photo during a ceremony at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, May 5, 2021. By the time the AVG was disbanded in the summer of 1942, Hill was a double ace, credited with 12+14 victories. The 75th Fighter Squadron (75 FS) is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 23d Fighter Group and stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The two-seat trainer version was equipped with dual controls, but carried the same armament as the F-101B and were fully combat-capable. Anyone can read what you share. Ingber said in the statement that it was his "job to think of everything that (Bye) is not because she has a massive handful of an airplane that is falling apart.". I guess I was nervous the whole time, but I didnt have time to think about being nervous. At General Wingates behest, Prime Minister Winston Churchill asked President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide American air support for another incursion. So, just sitting (in the aircraft) at zero knots is the best time to make decisions, because going 300 miles per hour is not the time where I want to make a decision without having thought about it. He was born in Gwangju, Korea (then under Japanese rule), the youngest of four children of Presbyterian missionaries. To reduce her wind exposure without the canopy, Bye lowered her seat, but that made it difficult to see the runway below, she said. The salute personifies the trust and connectedness of maintainers and pilots throughout the Air Force. The exercise is designed to collect and analyze data on the performance of precision weapons and measure their suitability for use in combat. 169th Aerospace Control Alert 803-647-8188. During an in-flight emergency in April of 2020, Bye was forced to land the aircraft without landing gear or a canopy. -- Oriana Pawlyk can be reached at oriana.pawlyk@military.com. U.S. Air Force Capt. At 17, he became a pilot in WWII, and was attached to the 75th Fighter Squadron in China, Burma, and India Theater. .Flags collection; Made with 100% cotton canvas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers), An Airman displays the aircraft forms binder for A-10C Thunderbolt II tail-995 at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Nov. 3, 2021. [1], "Tex" graduated from San Antonio Academy, San Antonio, Texas, in 1928 and from McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1934. During World War II, the 74th Fighter Squadron was one of the three original squadrons (74th, 75th, 76th) of the 23d Fighter Group . In November, then-Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett presented the Distinguished Flying Cross to Maj. Brett DeVries, an A-10 pilot with the 107th Fighter Squadron at Michigan's Selfridge Air National Guard Base, for executing a successful emergency landing without his landing gear or canopy. Remained at Dow Air Force Base until 1968 when it was transferred to Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan. Redesignated as 75 Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 3 May 1949. That landing took place in 2017 when DeVries, then a captain, was flying with other A-10 pilots over the Grayling Air Gunnery Range in the northern part of the state. During World War II, the 75th Fighter Squadron was one of the three original squadrons (74th, 75th, 76th) of the 23d Fighter Group. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. After World War II, the squadron returned to the United States and was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington. Taylor Bye safely landed an A-10 with no canopy and inoperable landing gear last year. This really did mark the last point at which the Japanese could have expanded their empire in Asia.. ", "This doesn't happen very often in the history of the A-10," said Lt. Col. Stephen Joca, 75th Fighter Squadron commander. [1] [4][5] This group of men, under the leadership of General Claire Lee Chennault, engaged in aerial combat against the Japanese very soon after 7 December 1941. There are some steps that were covered in the [safety] checklist the rest was just superb airmanship and decision-making.. Within an aircraft forms binder is a record of every discrepancy that has been fixed or needs to be fixed on a particular aircraft. An official website of the United States government, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. The squadron is equipped with the Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II attack aircraft. In March, he succeeded Jack Newkirk as squadron leader of the Second Squadron. It is assigned to the 23d Fighter Group, Air Combat Command and stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. [7] More than 2,000 people attended his funeral. 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