26 June 1969 – Capt John Casper was serving with the 413th TFS out of Phan Rang AB, Vietnam. On a mission to detect VietCong...
Read MoreDaniel L. Heitz
Preferred Name: Dan
Date of Birth: April 30, 1944
Highest Military Grade Held: 0-6 – Colonel
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Biography
Pilot Information
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Biography
Vietnam: 267 F-100D combat missions SVN…
In 2008, twenty-seven years after my last Air Force flight, I got airborne with the Ft. Meade Flying Activity and reinstated my FAA Commercial Pilot license. Since then, I have enjoyed getting airborne (solo) in their Cessna 172s over the Chesapeake Bay and Delmarva Peninsula. Not quite like slamming the Hun’s throttle outboard on T.O. roll when getting scrambled on a TIC combat mission, but rewarding nonetheless. Life is good!!
Member, Order of Daedalians.
Pilot Information
Units Assigned
- 1966-1967 Student Pilot, UPT, Reese AFB, TX (T-41, T-37, T-38)
- 1967-1968 4514 CCTS/4510 CCTW, Luke AFB, AZ (F-100D/F)
- 1968-1969 614 TFS/35 TFW, Phan Rang AB, SVN (F-100D)
- 1969-1970 613 TFS/401 TFW, Torrejon AB, SP (F-100D)
- 1970 Pilot, F-4 RTU, George AFB, CA (F-4E)
- 1970-1973 613 TFS/401 TFW, Pilot/Flt Cmdr, Torrejon AB, SP (F-4E)
- 1973-1974 Student, AFIT-Purdue U., West Lafayette, IN
- 1974-1978 Test Mgr/Proj Mgr, A-10 SPO, WPAFB, OH (A-10)
- 1978-1981 HQ AFSC, Flt Safety Officer, Andrews AFB, MD (T-39)
- 1981-1982 3rd Corp ASOC, Fighter Duty Officer, Camp Red Cloud, Korea
- 1982-1985 A-10 PEM, SAF/AQ, Pentagon, DC
- 1985-1987 HQ AFSC, Dep Dir Fighter Programs, Andrews AFB, MD
- 1987-1989 HQ USAF, Mil Asst, USAF Chief Scientist, Pentagon, DC
- 1989-1992 Director, Sensor Technology, SDIO, Pentagon, DC
- 8/31/1992 Retired from USAF (Senior Pilot)
- 1992-2010 Pgm Mgr/Div Mgr, SAIC, McLean, VA. (Retired 1 Oct 2010)
Awards & Decorations
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal with 13 Oak Leaf Clusters
Flight Info
T-41
T-37
T-38
F-100 D/F
F-4 E
T-39
267 F-100 D Combat Missions in Vietnam
Military & Civilian Education
Military Education:
- SOS (Correspondence)
- ACSC (S)
- AWC (S
- Program Manager Course, Defense Systems Management College (R)
Civilian Education:
- 1966 BS USAF Academy
- 1974 MS Purdue University
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