Julien Walker Freeman, Jr.
On a refueling training flight out of Clark AB in the Philippines (with Colonel Chuck Yeager on my wing), the basket came off onto my probe. Colonel Yeager was my Wing Commander at Clark, and my witness that it was a materiel (lock ring) failure and not my fault.
After leaving the Air Force I flew the B727, DC9, and MD-80 for Trans World Airlines, retiring as Captain on the MD-80 in 2000.
I had a couple of horses during the ’70s and ’80s and enjoyed Competitive Trail Riding. During a furlough from TWA in 1970, I attended horseshoeing school and then worked as a farrier (horseshoer), which I continued for several years after my recall to TWA!
Units Assigned
- Pilot Training, Moody AFB, GA
- 1964-1965 Luke AFB, AZ
- 1965-1968 Clark AFB, Philippines
- 522nd Tactical Fighter Squadron
- 523rd Tactical Fighter Squadron
- 405th Fighter Wing
Awards & Decorations
Air Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Flight Info
F-100
Commercial:
B727
DC9
MD-80
Military & Civilian Education
Civilian Education:
- Brown University
