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Today in History – January 20, 1969 – Capt F.E. Davis and 1Lt Jim Thames eject out of 2 separate F-100D’s

January 20, 2021

20 January 1969 – F.E. Davis was with the 352nd TFS37 TFW out of Phan Rang. Flying F-100D #563113 as Yellow Jacket 6, he was …

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Today in History – January 20, 1969 – Capt F.E. Davis and 1Lt Jim Thames eject out of 2 separate F-100D’s

January 20, 2021

20 January 1969 – F.E. Davis was with the 352nd TFS37 TFW out of Phan Rang. Flying F-100D #563113 as Yellow Jacket 6, he was …

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Chudzinski, Gary R.

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Gary R. Chudzinski

Preferred Name: Gary
Nickname/Call Sign: Chud
Date of Birth: October 28, 1939
Highest Military Grade Held: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Fremont, OH
Gary R. "Chud" Chudzinski - before
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Biography

I flew over 6000 hours in SE/SS fighters. and my claim is to be the biggest fighter pilot to ever fly the F-84, F-100, and A-7.

Gary is an Amateur Radio enthusiast with call sign W8GRC. He also enjoys radio- control jets and model railroads.

Pilot Information

Units Assigned

  • 1963-1964 3640 PTW (UPT), Laredo AFB, TX (T-37 & T-33)
  • 1965 4515 CCTS, Luke AFB, AZ (F-100)
  • 1966-1974 180TFG (Air Tech), Toledo, OH (F-84F, F-100C/D/F)
  • 1974 162 TFTG, FWIS, Tucson ANGB, AZ (F-100)
  • 1979 162 TFTG, CCT, Tucson ANGB, AZ (A-7)
  • 1979-1994 180TFG (Air Tech), Toledo, OH (A-7D, F-16D)

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

T-37
T-33
F-100 C/D/F – 1664 hours
F-84F
A-7 D
F-16D

Also flew Foreign aircraft

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • UPT, F-100 & A-7 CCTS, F-100 FWIC
  • AFAIC, SOS, ACS, NDC (AWC equiv)

Civilian Education:

  • 2yrs Engineering
  • 1 yr Electronics School

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