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Today in History – September 25, 1968 – 1Lt Norman M. Paulsen is KIA after F-100 #55-3602 crashes

25 September 1968 – Norman Macleod Paulsen was born on October 6, 1945, in Elmsford, NY.  His mother said, “Ever since he was a little boy, he dreamed of flying.” He had enlisted in the Air Force and began his tour on August 3, 1968. He had the rank of First Lieutenant. On a mission

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Allen E. Strasser

Preferred Name: Allen
Nickname/Call Sign: Big Al
Date of Birth: March 29, 1939
Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Bretton Woods, NH
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Allen Strasser was DMG and Cadet commander from the University of Colorado and served in the Kansas ANG, The NY ANG ( 2 different squadrons), the Ohio ANG, the AFRES, and as a regular AF officer from 1957-1985.

LTC Strasser worked as an engineer on the Titan I missile sites East of Denver upon college graduation and attended pilot training at Williams AFB, AZ in late 1961. He managed to stay in a primary pilot flying position for his entire USAF career.

He was combat-ready in the F-100 (3 different squadrons), F-101, F-86H, A7D, F-105. F4 and the KC-135. Allen received the annual Top Gun award in 1971 in the 107th TFG at Niagara Falls and two years in the Ohio ANG.

LTC Strasser was a Pilot for 32 years with TWA and flew as Captain on the B-707, B727, B747, B757, B767, and the L1011. As a Captain, Strasser has over 25,000 accident-free jet hours with over 27 jet engine failures or engine shutdowns.

Units Assigned

  • 1961 Pilot training, Williams AFB, AZ
  • 127th TFS
  • 136th TFS
  • 138th TFS
  • 166th TFS
  • 354th TFW
  • 41st AFEFS

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Top Gun (3)

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F-10
A7D
F-105
F4
KC-135

B-707
B-727
B-747
B-757
B-767
L1011

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • UPT 1961
  • 1964 Squadron Officer’s School
  • 1973 Command and Staff

Civilian Education:

  • BS/Mechanical Engineering, Univerity of Colorado

Strasser, Allen
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