John E. Gill
Preferred Name: John
Nickname/Call Sign: Gummy or Corky
Date Of Birth: Unknown
Highest Military Grade Held: SMSgt, E-8
Hometown: Elmira, NY
Biography
I have a pilot’s license with a glider rating. I fly and work on sailplanes and small powered aircraft.
I have 5639 hrs. in high-performance sailplanes with over 7000 flights without an engine – (no go-arounds).
Aviation has been my whole life and I would not have it any other way!
Units Assigned
- Jan 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
- Jun 1957 Departed USAF Schweizer Aircraft Corp, Elmira, NY
- Aug 1957 Reenlisted in USAF – 509th FBS, Langley AFB, VA F-100D
- Oct 1957 TDY Landstuhl AB, GE
- 1958 Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV F-100D/F
- Feb, 1962 NCO Academy
- Mar 1962 Crew Chief USAF Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team (Capt. Jerry Larson)
- ????? Flight Chief, Bitburg AB, GE F-105D, F-4D
- Dec 1966 27th TFW, 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
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
- Biography
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Biography
I have a pilot’s license with a glider rating. I fly and work on sailplanes and small powered aircraft.
I have 5639 hrs. in high-performance sailplanes with over 7000 flights without an engine – (no go-arounds).
Aviation has been my whole life and I would not have it any other way!
- Units - Education - Awards - Flight Info
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Units Assigned
- Jan 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
- Jun 1957 Departed USAF Schweizer Aircraft Corp, Elmira, NY
- Aug 1957 Reenlisted in USAF – 509th FBS, Langley AFB, VA F-100D
- Oct 1957 TDY Landstuhl AB, GE
- 1958 Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV F-100D/F
- Feb, 1962 NCO Academy
- Mar 1962 Crew Chief USAF Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team (Capt. Jerry Larson)
- ????? Flight Chief, Bitburg AB, GE F-105D, F-4D
- Dec 1966 27th TFW, 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
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