Jimmie G. Crain

 

Preferred Name: Jim

Nickname/Call Sign: Jim

Date Of Birth: 09-08-1936

Highest Military Grade Held: Col.,O6

Hometown: Midland, TX

  • Jimmie G. Crain - before
  • Jimmie G. Crain - now

Biography

2002-Present at Pecan Plantation (0TX1) flying a Beech Bonanza V35B. (Same airport where Mack Angle lives and flies his Bonanza)

Units Assigned

  • 1961, 178th TFG, OANG, Springfield, OH
  • 1962-1963, Pilot Training, Webb, AFB, TX, T-33
  • 1963-1964, 178th TFG, OANG, Springfield, OH, F-84F
  • 1964-1966, 150th TFS, NMANG, Kirtland, AFB, NM F-100A,C,F
  • 1966-1986, 178th TFG, OANG, Springfield, OH, F-100D/F, A7D
  • 1986-1988, Wing DO, 121st Tactical Fighter Wing, Rickenbacker, AFB, OH, A7D

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

Military Education

  • Air War College

Civilian Education

  • Masters in Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico State Univ
Biography

Biography

2002-Present at Pecan Plantation (0TX1) flying a Beech Bonanza V35B. (Same airport where Mack Angle lives and flies his Bonanza)

Units - Education - Awards - Flight Info

Units Assigned

  • 1961, 178th TFG, OANG, Springfield, OH
  • 1962-1963, Pilot Training, Webb, AFB, TX, T-33
  • 1963-1964, 178th TFG, OANG, Springfield, OH, F-84F
  • 1964-1966, 150th TFS, NMANG, Kirtland, AFB, NM F-100A,C,F
  • 1966-1986, 178th TFG, OANG, Springfield, OH, F-100D/F, A7D
  • 1986-1988, Wing DO, 121st Tactical Fighter Wing, Rickenbacker, AFB, OH, A7D

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

Military Education

  • Air War College

Civilian Education

  • Masters in Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico State Univ