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In memoriam: ‘Nickel on the grass’ to Lt. General Charles ‘Chick’ Cleveland. This article (excerpted) and photos by Col. Al Allenback appeared in the Montgomery Advertiser on May 27, 2021, following the death of Chick Cleveland.“General Cleveland was the last living Korean War Ace, a man who made history and

The following article by Richard J. Newman appeared in Air Force Magazine The Misty FACs Return on Oct. 1, 2000 It was one of the most maddening targets of the war. Deep in the mountainous jungle of North Vietnam, about 40 miles north of the Demilitarized Zone, a small, slow-moving

Visit to Lake Mead Two buses met us at Tropicana for a trip to Lake Mead. It was a pleasant ride with everyone telling stories to one another. When the paved road ended near the lake we started down hill on a dirt road toward the marina. It was obvious

The Misty Experiment Shep writes to tell us that as of May 2nd, The Misty Experiment, The Secret Battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail is now on PBS. Many PBS stations are showing the movie on Memorial Day. PBS  does not control local stations nationally so each local station

From Leo – Wednesday morning, we gathered to board two buses that were to take us to the Weapons School at Nellis AFB. Getting the bus through the gate at Nellis is very difficult when some passengers and the driver do not have Military IDs. If it were not for

Shep Reviews the Reaper. The trip to Creech (arranged by CT Wang) to view drone (whoops “RPA”) operations was extremely interesting. The briefings were UNCLASS and several spouses attended. We rapidly concluded that MQ-9 Reapers with GPS, cameras, sensors, buddy-laser and radar, armed with up to four PGM 500lb bombs

The first story about The Cuban Missile Crisis comes from Allen Krowe. An event in 1962 regarding the Cuban missile crisis may be of interest to the SSS group. Five Russian-made missiles, capable of reaching USA coastal cities as far North as NYC, were awaiting nuclear warheads, and on their

An article from Aerospace News: Aviation International News (ainonline.com) reports: Mojave Airport Honors Rutan Name “In honor of the contributions to aerospace by Burt and Dick Rutan, the directors of California’s Mojave Air and Space Port (KMHV) have agreed to rename the facility Mojave Air and Space Port at Rutan

A service will be held in Serge’s memory on February 19, 2022, at 2:00 pm at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 3021 Edinburgh Drive, Virginia Beach, and directly following, a reception at the church. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Meals on Wheels America. (1) Col. Demchuks’s official obit

You’ll likely see some familiar faces in Cade Martin’s photo essay “Over War”.  The amazing portraits and quotes feature some of our SSS members such as Moose Skowron, Bob Gadd, Bill Hosmer, Ben Bowthorpe, Chuck Boyd, Mack Angel, and others. The photo gallery is a pictorial of F-105 pilots from

If you have some time, (45 minutes) there’s a great YouTube video of F-100’s set to music. The quality of the video isn’t great, but it’s amusing to discover which classical musical masterpieces the author chose for each flight. Many of the video clips are of the Thunderbirds, but keep

Dick Rutan reminded us that “35 years ago today, December 23, the Voyager completed the first non-stop, non-refuel flight round the world 9 days 3 minutes 44 seconds. Distance 26,358 SM. Flown by a sh*t hot Hun Jock. Wikipedia’s entry on the Dick Rutan page says…. From December 14 to

Listen Up! Stories of Pearl Harbor, Vietnam, the Pentagon, CNN and Beyond by Major General Perry Smith Leo's Review Listen Up, is a memoir written by Major General Perry Smith, a member of the Super Sabre Society. He is a West Point Graduate in the class of 1956 and has

Shep's friend Brad Boesel, a member of the Tucson Soaring Club shares a video of taking his grandson on his first flight... I recently took my grandson Isaac for his first glider flight the day before he turned 11 years old.  One of the happiest days of my life.  My

Free Young Eagles® Flights Launched in 1992, the Young Eagles program has dedicated more than 25 years to giving youth ages 8–17 their first free ride in an airplane. It’s the only program of its kind, with the sole mission to introduce and inspire kids in the world of aviation.

On September 6th, Jim Eisenmenger, Bob Weston, and Ken Ramsay flew Dean Cutshall’s Super Sabre.  See the first of this week’s 14 F-100 Flights

Shep took to the air again flying a solo glider after 35 years. Here's his story... I started flying gliders in 1981 when I was an A-7 IP with the Tucson Guard. I did it for the hell of it and because my son was approaching 14 and expressed an

The Fly In at Ft Wayne in September is on schedule. On July 23, 2021 Dean flew his plane twice. One of the back seaters was Stephanie, a 16-year-old, brave young lady that doesn't have her driver's license yet. Dean and her father are old friends, he helped Dean rebuild

George Dubick, Regular SSS member says he "put the pilot figures and the Hardstand together as a “Diorama”. I recently read “Fighter Pilot” by Robin Olds daughter and because I was already building a Diorama Display for the F-100 I contacted PROBUILT MODELS in Vietnam,  who had the “ACE ROBIN

The Summer 2021 edition (Issue 46) of our journal has been mailed. The link below has now increased to 650 visits weekly, so it’s the third most popular area on the website. Our stories continue to reach beyond the US to web readers from England, Germany, France, Spain, Denmark, Turkey,

LTC Pete Collins (USAF Ret) had the chance to share the F-100 experience with grandsons, Colin and Bode, on a trip to Ft. Wayne. The boys got a chance to climb in and around Dean's F-100. It's the stuff of dreams, sitting in the cockpit, imagining flying our beloved Hun.

"Flying Around the globe without stopping or refueling is impossible. Until it's not." - Dick Rutan On June 17, 2021, the Southern California Aero Club honored Dick Rutan with the 42nd Howard Hughes Memorial Award. A retired United States Air Force officer and fighter pilot, test pilot, and record-breaking aviator

On June 11, 2021, at the Air Force Academy, about 90 individuals attended a ceremony where the Super Sabre Society leadership unveiled a large, bronze plaque honoring those who flew the F-100 in the Vietnam War. Eighty-eight Hun pilots, of which 11 were USAF Academy graduates, never made it home

The Memorial Service for Chuck Holden will be held May 27, 2021, at 1:20 pm at Southern Nevada Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, 1900 Veteran's Memorial Drive, Boulder City, NV. Chuck "Headed West" on February 10, 2021, succumbing to complications from COVID-19. He will be missed. To see some terrific photos of

Dick Rutan to receive Howard Hughes Memorial Award  The Aero Club of Southern California (ACSC) has announced that it will present the Howard Hughes Memorial Award to Richard “Dick” Rutan in a virtual ceremony next month. Born in 1938, Rutan joined the U.S. Air Force after high school, going on

MATTHEW BULLOCK AUCTIONEERS in Ottawa, IL has an online auction of some pretty cool toys, including an F-100. There are 6 planes and some other stuff that all look to be in good shape. A great little collection!  Click on the auction name for the link to the site. If

Chuck "Brows" Holden's Service and Celebration of Life will take place on Thursday and Friday, May 27th and 28th, 2021. Thursday, 27 May 2021 – 1:20 pm will be the Memorial Service and Internment with Full Honors at the Boulder City Veterans Memorial Cemetery 1900 Veterans Memorial Dr Boulder City,

The Friday Pilots of Tucson, Arizona have done it again! Their second book is now available on Amazon, “On the Wings of Geezers” - Life Lessons from Old Pilots - you don’t want to miss this one - the first printing has quickly sold out. The Friday Pilots are a

An important message from Leo Mansuetti about the Ft. Wayne Fly-In! I have been in contact with Dean Cutshall and we have tentatively agreed on a final F-100 flying opportunity from 5 - 12 September 2021. He and the crew have gone over the airplane and flew it a few

The Vietnam Veteran's Prayer by Father Phil Salois, National Chaplain, Vietnam Veterans of America (25 March 2021) Gracious and Almighty God, every year on the 29th day of March, Vietnam veterans and those who love and care for them come to You asking for healing of memories, forgiveness for misdeeds,