Today in History – September 20, 1965 – Capt. J. Reynes ejects from F-100 #563177
20 September 1965 – Capt J. Reynes was on a mission to discover the whereabouts of enemy troops. His F-100 was hit and Reynes ejected. He was recovered uninjured.
20 September 1965 – Capt J. Reynes was on a mission to discover the whereabouts of enemy troops. His F-100 was hit and Reynes ejected. He was recovered uninjured.
“After the Air Force, I became a born again Fighter Pilot flying F-86s and F-100s for Flight Systems.”
Jim had a long and storied Hun career starting with an A-model gunnery checkout at Nellis AFB in ′58. Next was Turner AFB (309th TFS Jun – Dec ′58); Clark AB, P.I. (510th TFS Sep ′60 – Feb ′62); England AFB (613th/614th TFS Mar ′62 – Jan ′65); Wheelus AB, Libya, (50th TFW/401st TFW Liaison, Feb ′65 – Oct ′67); Tuy Hoa AB, SVN, (306th TFS Dec ′67 – May ′68);Tan Son Nhut AB, SVN, (7th AF Tactics Jun – Dec ′68); Nellis AFB ( F-100 FWS IP Jan – Nov ′69). Then, it was on to the Aardvark world till retirement in Jun ′76.
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F-84 F
F-100 A/C/D
F-111 A/E/F/D
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