William E. Haynes
Preferred Name: Bill
Nickname/Call Sign: Bill
Date Of Birth: 01-18-1924
Highest Military Grade Held: O-5 (L/C)
Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
Biography
Born Paris France; grew up in Oklahoma City from age 9, lived in CA and all over ever since WW II.
It was a Helluva Ride, and I find it hard to believe, myself. I don’t think anyone ever spent more time getting educated in more ways by the US Gov than I.
Units Assigned
- 1st Ops assgnmnt: B-29 outfit at Barksdale ’45
- 2nd: 23rd TFS, 36th Wg, Fuerstenfeldbruck/Bitburg, Germany 1950-53 F-84E/G, F-86E
- 3rd: Tinker AFB/AMA; headed office Boeing A/C tech order implementation, ’54/’55
- 4th: Fighter armament test flying, Eglin AFB Jun ’56-’60
- 5th: USAF Space Sys. Div., El Segundo CA, Dyna Soar space glider project ’60-’65
- 6th: CC USAF Minute Man Joint Test Force, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, FL’66-’67
- 7th: CC 90th TFS, Bien Hoa SVN ’67-’68
- 8th: Assgnd to DCS Studies & Analysis, Hq USAF, The Pentagon, ’68-’69, retired Sep ’69
Awards & Decorations
Flight Info
Military Education
- Aerial Nav, enlisted Nov ’43, grad 10 Feb ’45, San Marcos TX, Comm. 2nd Lt
- B-29 Flt Eng, Amarillo TX & Barksdale AFB LA Jun ’45
- Basic Plt, Perrin AFB TX, Jun ’49/Jan ’50
- Advanced Plt, Williams AFB, Phoenix AZ, Jan/Jun ’50
- Aircraft Structural Repair Design Sch, AFIT, W/Patt “53/’54
- USAF Test Pilot Sch, Edwards AFB, Jun 55/Jun ’56
Civilian Education
- HS: Central Hi, Ok. City
- Und. Grad: UCLA, BSc Mech Eng ’45-’49
- Grad: USC (USAF assignment) MA, R&D Mang’t ’65-’66
- Biography
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Biography
Born Paris France; grew up in Oklahoma City from age 9, lived in CA and all over ever since WW II.
It was a Helluva Ride, and I find it hard to believe, myself. I don’t think anyone ever spent more time getting educated in more ways by the US Gov than I.
- Units - Education - Awards - Flight Info
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Units Assigned
- 1st Ops assgnmnt: B-29 outfit at Barksdale ’45
- 2nd: 23rd TFS, 36th Wg, Fuerstenfeldbruck/Bitburg, Germany 1950-53 F-84E/G, F-86E
- 3rd: Tinker AFB/AMA; headed office Boeing A/C tech order implementation, ’54/’55
- 4th: Fighter armament test flying, Eglin AFB Jun ’56-’60
- 5th: USAF Space Sys. Div., El Segundo CA, Dyna Soar space glider project ’60-’65
- 6th: CC USAF Minute Man Joint Test Force, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, FL’66-’67
- 7th: CC 90th TFS, Bien Hoa SVN ’67-’68
- 8th: Assgnd to DCS Studies & Analysis, Hq USAF, The Pentagon, ’68-’69, retired Sep ’69
Awards & Decorations
Flight Info
Military Education
- Aerial Nav, enlisted Nov ’43, grad 10 Feb ’45, San Marcos TX, Comm. 2nd Lt
- B-29 Flt Eng, Amarillo TX & Barksdale AFB LA Jun ’45
- Basic Plt, Perrin AFB TX, Jun ’49/Jan ’50
- Advanced Plt, Williams AFB, Phoenix AZ, Jan/Jun ’50
- Aircraft Structural Repair Design Sch, AFIT, W/Patt “53/’54
- USAF Test Pilot Sch, Edwards AFB, Jun 55/Jun ’56
Civilian Education
- HS: Central Hi, Ok. City
- Und. Grad: UCLA, BSc Mech Eng ’45-’49
- Grad: USC (USAF assignment) MA, R&D Mang’t ’65-’66