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Today in History – January 31, 1968 – F-100 pilots Maj Joe Bulger and 1Lt “Fearless” Fred Abrams are given the worst kind of mission

31 January 1968 – On the first full day of the Tet Offensive, Major Joe Bulger (Flight Lead) and 1Lt “Fearless” Fred Abrams were asked to bomb their own base. In the early hours of the day, Vietcong forces had launched an attack on Bien Hoa AB. “The whole east end was hot,” Abrams said.

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James Alan Brasier

Preferred Name: Alan
Nickname/Call Sign: C-Cup
Date of Birth: May 25, 1936
Highest Military Grade: 0-4 – Major
Hometown: Framingham, MA
James Alan Brasier - before
James Alan Brasier - now
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“After the Air Force, I became a born again Fighter Pilot flying F-86s and F-100s for Flight Systems.”

Units Assigned

  • 6/1956-8/1956 Pre-Flight, Lackland AFB, TX
  • 9/1956-1/1957 Primary, Malden AB, MO (T-34, T-28)
  • 1/1957-9/1957 Basic, Greenville, MS (T-33)
  • 10/1957-2/1958 Gunnery, Luke AFB, AZ (F-84F)
  • 3/1958-6/1958 Gunnery, Nellis AFB, NV (F-100A)
  • 6/1958-12/1958 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Turner AFB, GA (F-100D)
  • 1/1959-4/1959 ACW School, Tyndall AFB, FL
  • 5/1959-7/1960 428th ACW Squadron, Shaw AFB, SC
  • 9/1960 -2/1962 510th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Clark AB, Philippines, (F-100D)
  • 3/1963-1/1965 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron, England AFB, LA (F-100D)
  • 2/1965-10/1967 401st Tactical Fighter Wing (Laision)/50th Tactical Fighter Wing, Wheelus AB, Libya (F-100D)
  • 12/1967-5/1968 306th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Tuy Hoa AB, Vietnam (F-100D)
  • 6/1968-12/1968 7 AF Tactics, Tan San Nuit, Vietnam (F-100 C/D)
  • 11/1969 F-100 Fighter Wing Squadron Instructor, Nellis AFB, NV (F-100)
  • 12/1969-5/1971 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron/474th Tactical Fighter Wing, Nellis AFB, NV (F-111A)
  • 6/1971-6/1973 12AF Stan/Eval, Bergstrom AFB, TX (F-111 A/E/F/D)
  • 7/1973-6/1976 57th FWW, FWS Instructor (F-111)

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T-34
T-28
T-33
F-84 F
F-100 A/C/D
F-111 A/E/F/D

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • Pilot training
  • USAF Fighter Weapons School

Civilian Education:

  • HS Framingham, MA
  • 2 Years UNLV

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