John R. Hartmann

Preferred Name: Jack
Nickname/Call Sign: Jackal
Date of Birth: December 12, 1939
Highest Military Grade Held: 0-6 – Colonel
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Jack Hartmann - before
Jack Hartmann - now
Biography

John Robert Hartmann was born and raised in Detroit, MI, and Mountain Lakes, NJ. He attended a Rutgers University graduating with a degree in geology.

The earth sciences gave way to a love of the sky above and he became a fighter pilot with the US Air Force. After a tour of duty in Vietnam, Jack left the service. He became a flight engineer with TWA and survived the myriad of layoffs becoming one of the airline’s top captains. He flew with the Air National Guard in Tucson until his retirement.

1968-1999 TWA pilot – Furloughed 3 times (hired full time at Tucson ANG – thanks BVD!)
1988 A-7 LANA flying around at night at 200’-500’ with my hair on fire using FLIR – whew!
1989-1990 A-7 FWS IP Rich Rose CC
While AZ ANG HQ puke created JACKAL MOA (see southern AZ)  – Airspace is power!!!

All my takeoffs equal all my landings……………
BTW Cass, I don’t tint my hair

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Pilot Information

Units Assigned

  • 1964 4515 Combat Crew Training Squadron, F-100 training Luke AFB, AZ (F-100)
  • 1964-1965 307th/308th Tactical Fighter Squadrons/31st Tactical Fighter Wing, Homestead AFB, FL [TDY Cigli AB, Turkey, Nuke alert] (F-100)
  • 1965-1966 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam  (F-100)
  • 1966-1968 4517th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ  (F-100 IP)
  • 1969-1970 Atlantic City NJ ANG (F-100, F-105)
  • 1970-1992 162nd Tactical Fighter Group, Tucson ANG (F-100, A-7 IP, F-16)
  • 1996 Wittmund AB, Germany, dart tow (F-100

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

F-100 F
F-105
A-7
F-16

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • ACSC/AWC

Civilian Education:

  • Geology, Rutgers University