George E. Buchner
Preferred Name: George
Nickname/Call Sign: Spider
Date of Birth: Unknown
Highest Military Grade Held: Colonel
Hometown: Unknown
Biography
Units Assigned
- 1962 Pilot Training-Craig AFB
- 1963 Pilot F-101B-Wurtsmith AFB
- 1966 Pilot F-100D-Luke AFB
- 1967 Pilot 0-1/O-2-Quang Nhai,Vietnam
- 1968 Pilot/ IP/flight examiner F-4C-67th TFS/356th TFS/475th TFW-Misawa AF, Japan
- 1969 Student Aerospace Research Pilot School-Edwards AFB
- 1970 Project Officer A-7E, electro optical and laser guided weapons, US Navy-VX-5-China Lake NAF, CA
- 1972 Ops Officer/Commander 421st TFS-Udorn Thailand
- 1974 Division Chief, Programs and Resources-Pentagon
- 1976 Student Stanford University
- 1978 Deputy Director Fighter Operations-HQ Tactical Air Command
- 1979 Vice Commander 8th TFW-Kunsan Korea
- 1980 Vice Commander/Commander 23rd Air Division-Duluth, MN
- 1981 Retire
- 1982 Pilot Arizona Jet-Phoenix, AZ
- 1985 Marketing Manager, McDonnell Douglas
- 1988-2006 Self Employed including expert aviation witness in Brothers to the Rescue murder trial
Awards & Decorations
- Silver Star
- Legion of Merit
- Four DFCs
- 23 Air Medals
- Bronze Star
- Two Meritorious Service Medals
- Air Force Commendation Medal
- Navy Commendation Medal
- Navy Achievement Medal
- Korean In Hun
- Vietnam Cross of Gallantry
- Purple Heart
Flight Info
- Command Pilot/Airline Transport Pilot
- About 6500 hours (1000 combat) in T-37, T-33, T-38, F-100, F-101B, F-102, F-104, F-4, A-4. A-7, O-1, O-2, Lear 35/36, Cessna Citation
Promotions
- Lt-1961
- Captain-1965
- Major-1968
- Lt. Col.-1971
- Colonel-1973
Military Education
- 1961 Air Force Academy -Bachelors Degree-Military Air Science
- 1970 USAF Test Pilot School
Civilian Education
- 1977 Stanford Business School-Masters Degree-Business
- Biography
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Biography
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Units Assigned
- 1962 Pilot Training-Craig AFB
- 1963 Pilot F-101B-Wurtsmith AFB
- 1966 Pilot F-100D-Luke AFB
- 1967 Pilot 0-1/O-2-Quang Nhai,Vietnam
- 1968 Pilot/ IP/flight examiner F-4C-67th TFS/356th TFS/475th TFW-Misawa AF, Japan
- 1969 Student Aerospace Research Pilot School-Edwards AFB
- 1970 Project Officer A-7E, electro optical and laser guided weapons, US Navy-VX-5-China Lake NAF, CA
- 1972 Ops Officer/Commander 421st TFS-Udorn Thailand
- 1974 Division Chief, Programs and Resources-Pentagon
- 1976 Student Stanford University
- 1978 Deputy Director Fighter Operations-HQ Tactical Air Command
- 1979 Vice Commander 8th TFW-Kunsan Korea
- 1980 Vice Commander/Commander 23rd Air Division-Duluth, MN
- 1981 Retire
- 1982 Pilot Arizona Jet-Phoenix, AZ
- 1985 Marketing Manager, McDonnell Douglas
- 1988-2006 Self Employed including expert aviation witness in Brothers to the Rescue murder trial
Awards & Decorations
- Silver Star
- Legion of Merit
- Four DFCs
- 23 Air Medals
- Bronze Star
- Two Meritorious Service Medals
- Air Force Commendation Medal
- Navy Commendation Medal
- Navy Achievement Medal
- Korean In Hun
- Vietnam Cross of Gallantry
- Purple Heart
Flight Info
- Command Pilot/Airline Transport Pilot
- About 6500 hours (1000 combat) in T-37, T-33, T-38, F-100, F-101B, F-102, F-104, F-4, A-4. A-7, O-1, O-2, Lear 35/36, Cessna Citation
Promotions
- Lt-1961
- Captain-1965
- Major-1968
- Lt. Col.-1971
- Colonel-1973
Military Education
- 1961 Air Force Academy -Bachelors Degree-Military Air Science
- 1970 USAF Test Pilot School
Civilian Education
- 1977 Stanford Business School-Masters Degree-Business
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