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Today in History – January 29, 1991 – Eagle shoots down Iraqi MiG-23’s

29 January 1991 – An American F-15C shot down an IRAF MiG-23 fleeing to Iran with an AIM-7 missile. “During the Air War over Iraq, the mighty Eagle proved to be a very robust airframe, bringing back its pilots after suffering serious damages. After the first ten days of the first Gulf Air War, to

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Arneson, Donald G.

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Donald G. Arneson

Preferred Name: Arne
Date of Birth: October 4, 1935
Highest Military Grade: 0-3 – Captain
Hometown: Laredo, TX
Biography
Pilot Information

Don “Arne” Arneson began his Civilian Aviation Career in September of 1964 with Pan American Airways which ended with the company’s bankruptcy demise in Dec. 1991.

He flew the B-707, DC-8, B-727, L-1011, A-300. He also flew F-86H with the NY ANG (Hancock Field, Syracuse, NY) 1965-66 while based at JFK, New York with Pan Am.

Units Assigned

  • 1957-1958 Pilot Tng, Hondo AB & Webb AFB (Class 59E)
  • 1958-1959 Gunnery Training, Luke AFB, AZ/Nellis AFB, NV (F-100 C/D/F)
  • 1959-1960 430th TFS, Cannon AFB,NM (F-100D)
  • 1961-1964 10th TFS, Hahn AB, Germany (F-100D)
  • July 1964 Discharged
  • 1965-1966 NYANG Hancock Field, Syracuse, NY) (F-86)

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Flight Info

  • F-100 C/D/F
  • F-86

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • Pilot Training: Hondo AB & Webb AFB (Class 59E)
    Gunnery Training: Luke AFB & Nellis AFB (F-100 C/D/F)

Civilian Education:

  • 1957 BBA, Texas A&M

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