Two F-100 pilots lost 4 years apart. On this day in 1967, 1st Lieutenant Joseph Daniel “Joe” Adrian flying F-100D #55-3611 was on a night scramble from the Tuy Hoa Runway, Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam. About six miles from the end of the runway over the South China Sea, his aircraft crashed. First Lieutenant
Robert Eugene Bryan Col., USAF (Ret.) of Emory, Texas. Born July 28, 1942, Bob was the first born son of Harold and Dorothy Bryan and was raised in Quenemo, KS. He passed away May 31, 2015. Bob graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering, and received his pilot wings in 1967 from […]
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Melissa Grischkowsky announced a Memorial for her father. A reception in his honor will follow the service. Please reply below if you plan to attend the reception. Col. Edgar Robert Grischkowsky, USAF (Ret.) 3:00 P.M., Friday June 5, 2015 Ft. Sam Houston National Center 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road San Antonio, Texas 78209 (210 )820-3891 For those
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Retired USAF Col. William Gordon Higginbotham, Jr., flew West on Feb. 18, 2015. Known as “Higgy” to everybody who knew him and for as long as anybody can remember, he was born Feb. 12, 1931, in Patterson, La., to Coach “Hickey” and Mayme Higginbotham. He graduated from Baton Rouge High School where he was a
William G. “Higgy” Higginbotham, Col USAF, Ret., “Headed West” on February 18, 2015. Read More »