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
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.

Pilot Information

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

Awards & Decorations

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