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Read MoreJohn Edward Gill
Preferred Name: John
Nickname/Call Sign: Gummy or Corky
Date of Birth: March 18, 1933
Highest Military Grade Held: E-4 – Buck Sergeant
Hometown: Elmira, NY
Biography
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Biography
John Gill was the crew chief with the Thunderbirds in 1962. In 1966 he flew the F-100 D&F with the 27th Tactical Fighter Wing, out of Cannon AFB, NM.
John and his wife Andrea are the owners of Gill Pottery in Elmira, NY.
Pilot Information
Units Assigned
- 1/16/1953 Basic Training, Flight 2265, Sampson AFB, NY
- 1953 Jet Fighter Maintenance School, Amarillo AFB, TX
- 1954 509th Fighter Bomber Sqdn, Langley AFB, VA (F-84F)
- 1955 Kimpo Korea (RF-80)
- 1955 45th Tac Recce Sqdn, Misawa AB, Japan (RF-84F)
- 6/1957 Departed USAF, Schweizer Aircraft Corp, Elmira, NY
- 8/1957 Reenlisted in USAF – 509th FBS, Langley AFB, VA F-100D
- 10/1957 TDY Landstuhl AB, GE
- 1958 Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV (F-100D/F)
- 2/1962 NCO Academy
- 3/1962 Crew Chief USAF Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team (Capt. Jerry Larson)
- ????? Flight Chief, Bitburg AB, GE (F-105D, F-4D)
- 12/1966 27th Tactical Fighter Wing, Cannon AFB, NM F-100D/F
- ????? Korat AB, Thailand (EC-121D)
- ????? Langley AFB, VA
- 1973 12th Air Force Inspector General, Bergstrom AFB, TX
- 1974 Retired from USAF
Awards & Decorations
Flight Info
F-84F
RF-80
RF-84F
F-100 D/F
F-105D
F-4D
EC-121D
Military & Civilian Education
Military Education:
- Jet Fighter Maintenance School
- USAF F-84F, F-100D/F, F-105, F-4D schools
- NCO Academy
- Armed Forces Courier School
Civilian Education:
- High School
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