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Today in History – January 26, 1967 – Capt Thomas Raymond Morgan is MIA after his F-100D #552911 bursts into flames.

January 26, 2021

26 January 1967 – On January 26, 1967, a flight of four F-100D Super Sabre Fighter/Bomber aircraft was dispatched from  Det 1, 612 Tactical Fighter …

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Today in History – January 26, 1967 – Capt Thomas Raymond Morgan is MIA after his F-100D #552911 bursts into flames.

January 26, 2021

26 January 1967 – On January 26, 1967, a flight of four F-100D Super Sabre Fighter/Bomber aircraft was dispatched from  Det 1, 612 Tactical Fighter …

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Burkett, Walter M., Sr.

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Walter M. Burkett, Sr.

Preferred Name: Walt
Date of Birth: April 4, 1933
Highest Military Grade Held: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Vero Beach, FL
Walter M. Burkett, Sr. - now
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Biography

Walt Burkett flew the F-86 and F-100 with the 492nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron out of Chaumont AB, France from 1956-1959. He later flew the F-105 out of Nellis, and F-4’s out of MacDill, and in Vietnam and Germany.

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Units Assigned

  • 1956-59 492nd FBS /Chaumont AB, France/ F-86/F-100
  • 1960-1962 4523rd/4526th CCTS/ Nellis AFB/ F-100/F105
  • 1962-1964 VA-212 (USN)/ Lemoore NAS/ USS Hancock CVA-19 / A-4
  • 1964-1968 555TFS/ MacDill AFB/ F4C/D/E
  • 1969-1970 559th TFS/ Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam/ F4D/E
  • 1970-1972 23rd TFS/ Spangdahlem AB, Germany/ F4D/E

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Flight Info

F-86
F-100
CVA-19
A-4
F-4 C/D/E

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • Aviation Cadet/ Class 55P/55S

Civilian Education:

  • BA/ Psychology
  • MS/ Criminology

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