Jack M. Cook
Preferred Name: Jack
Nickname/Call Sign: Ripper
Date of Birth: June 8, 1929
Highest Military Grade Held: 0-4 – Major
Hometown: Warrenton, VA
Biography
Pilot Information
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Biography
“I learned to fly in 1946 while in high school and reported to Randolph AFB in 1950 with 1000 hrs.
I opted for Mustangs and flew them in Korea along with F-80s and F-86s, then spent 4 years instructing with IPIS in T-33s and B-25s, then on to SAC in Lincoln, Nebraska in KC97s. In 1967, I joined the KANG and flew the F-100, recalled in 1968, and went to Kunsan Korea. I got bored and transferred to the NYANG flying in Tuy Hoa Vietnam.
In 1975, I spent time with Beech and Piper aircraft, and in 1991, I retired from the USAF, moved to Naples FL, and then moved to Warrenton VA in 1993.”
Pilot Information
Units Assigned
- 40th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
- 98th Air Refueling Squadron
- 302nd Air Refueling Squadron
- 127th Tactical Fighter Squadron
- KANG, NYANG
- 8/1991 Retired USAF
Awards & Decorations
Flight Info
P-51 Mustang
F-80
F-86
T-33
B-25
KC97
F-100
Beech
Piper
Military & Civilian Education
Military Education:
- Aviation Cadets
- Survival Schools
- Command & Staff
Civilian Education:
- 3 yrs. college
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