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Today in History – January 16, 1984 – Death of aviator who made first widely reported UFO sighting in the U.S.

January 16, 2021

16 January 1984 With the release of the UFO papers almost to the day of his death, this Today in History seems most timely. On …

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Today in History – January 16, 1984 – Death of aviator who made first widely reported UFO sighting in the U.S.

January 16, 2021

16 January 1984 With the release of the UFO papers almost to the day of his death, this Today in History seems most timely. On …

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Icenhour, James O., Jr.

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James O. Icenhour, Jr.

Preferred Name: Jim
Nickname/Call Sign: Ike
Date of Birth: June 9, 1945
Highest Military Grade Held: 0-4 – Major
Hometown: Concord, NC
James O. Icenhour, Jr. - now
Biography
Pilot Information
Biography

Jim Icenhour, Jr. retired from the USAF on July 1, 1987, then flew for Pan Amin the Boeing 727, Boeing 737, and Airbus A-310 from June 1987 to October 1991. He transferred to Delta with the sale of Pan Am’s North Atlantic routes on November 1, 1991, and flew the Airbus A-310, Boeing 727 and Boeing 737 from November 1991 to May 2005. From 1993 to 2005 Jim served as an elected Air Line Pilots Association official, and was elected to the Board of Supervisors for James City County, Virginia in 2005, then re-elected in 2009.

Pilot Information

Units Assigned

  • 6/1967-8/1968 Pilot Training, Del Rio AFB, TX
  • 10/1968-4/1969 F-100 Initial Training, Luke AFB, AZ (F-100)
  • 5/1969-4/1970 Combat Tour, 309th TFS/31st TFW, Tuy Hoa AB, RVN (F-100)
  • 6/1970-4/1972 494th TFS/48th TFW, RAF Lakenheath, UK (F-100)
  • 5/1972-6/1974 492nd TFS/48th TFW, RAF Lakenheath, UK (F-4)
  • 6/1974-11/1976 Instructor Pilot, 56th TFW, MacDill AFB, FL (F-4)
  • 11/1976-1/1979 Instructor Pilot, 58th TFW, Luke AFB, AZ (F-4)
  • 1/1979-5/1980 FAC/ALO, 19th TASS, Osan AB, Korea (OV-10 )
  • 5/1980-1/1983 Staff Puke at HQ TAC and attached T-39 pilot, Langley AFB, VA (T-39)
  • 1/1983-5/1983 F-111 Initial Training, 27th TFW, Cannon AFB, NM (F-111)
  • 6/1983-5/1986 493rd TFS, and F-111 Instructor Pilot, 495th TFS, RAF Lakenheath, UK (F-111)
  • 6/1986-6/1987 F-111 Instructor Pilot, 27th TFW, Cannon AFB, NM (F-111)

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

F-100
F-4
OV-10
T-39
F-111

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • 1967 BS, USAF Academy

Civilian Education:

  • MBA, University of Utah

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