15 July 1967 – T.H. Herndon was flying F-100D #563275. Enroute to a target of 150 Vietcong in a treeline, he was hit by 57mm AAA during a climb. He ejected and was recovered by USAF Helo. Herndon was serving with the 531st TFS out of Bien Hoa AB.
Ron Bewley served in the USAF from Aug 1961 – Sep 1987 (26 years 2 months). In August 1981, he became a Professor of Aviation Development at Purdue University. There he helped to develop a type-rating program that would allow students to become certified 727 pilots using the university’s Boeing 727-200 Level C flight simulator. He continued in that job until October 1997.
In 1997 he became an Instructor Pilot/Check Airman at America Trans Air. He continued there until 2008.
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