Colonel Jerry A. Hallman Headed West
SSS member Jerry A., Hallman, USAF (Ret) 79 headed west after a six-week battle with ...
14 July, 2018
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George "Bud" Day-POW
Read the comments of this Medal of Honor recipient
Jon Reynolds-POW
From Heartbreak Hotel to Dogpatch
Jack Van Loan-POW
"By God, I'm just not going to do that."
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Issue 37 of The Intake Coming Soon!
The Summer 2018 edition of our journal went to our printer on 29 June and was deliver...
07 July, 2018 -
Fort Wayne SSS Event June, 17-23 With Dean “Cutter” Cutshall
Ft Wayne Flying Event June 17-23 Slide Show!!...
25 June, 2018 -
Fort Wayne SSS Flyers June, 17-23 With Dean “Cutter” Cutshall
A A week-long flying the F-100 at The Fort Wayne at the Aero Center with Dean Cutshal...
18 June, 2018 -
F-100 Pilot Bud Day’s Heroism Lives On
Medal of Honor Recipient Bud Day Posthumously Promoted Chief of Staff Gen. David Gold...
12 June, 2018 -
Dan “Fire Can” Walsh Headed West
SSS member Daniel O’Brien Walsh headed west May 30, 2018. Dan was born on July ...
30 May, 2018 -
MEMORIAL DAY 2018
Formerly called, "Decoration Day," and established to decorate the graves of Union an...
27 May, 2018 -
F-100 Pilot Biographies Are Popular
Half our daily website traffic reads Biographies…about 150 each day....
16 May, 2018 -
Mary Elizabeth “MB” Barrett has captured the F-100’s legacy
To date, we have added and updated 595 bio pages for members. We began with 100 just ...
14 May, 2018 -
SSS Member Jack VanLoan Remembers Fellow POW John McCain
I had the pleasure of working for Jack VanLoan for two years as Squadron/Group Comman...
14 May, 2018 -
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Richard “Bubba” Heinisch Headed West
Super Sabre Society member Richard “Bubba” Heinisch, 83, of Kansas City, Missouri, he...
04 May, 2018 -
Lance LaGrange Headed West (KIA) In 1968
Lance LaGrange was raised in Maspeth, NY and graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic In...
01 May, 2018 -
Clay Fox, early USAF F-100 pilot Headed West
Clayton E. Fox, February 9, 1933 – February 4, 2018, an early F-100 pilot, head...
01 May, 2018 -
James A. (Jim) Bustle Headed West
James A. (Jim) Bustle, Lt. Col. (USAF Ret.), 86, of Alexandria, LA, Headed West Nove...
18 April, 2018 -
Donald L. Abbott Headed West October 16, 2017
Lt. Col Donald L. Abbott, USAF (Ret) Headed West October 16, 2017. Don was born Nove...
15 April, 2018 -
John P Haddock, Sioux City, ANG Headed West
Jon Prescott Haddock Headed West – A gathering of family and friends for Jon Pr...
12 April, 2018 -
Vietnam Veteran’s Day
Much has been written about the war – who won, who lost; whether we should have...
29 March, 2018 -
James T. “Jim” Harwood Headed West
James Thomas “Jim” Harwood (87), of Hot Springs, Arkansas headed west Mar...
23 March, 2018 -
Ronald L. Bewley Headed West Suddenly in 1972
Remembrance of Ron Bewley by SSS member Jerry Wetterling Ron and I went, consecutivel...
21 March, 2018 -
Robert “Bob” Speilman Headed West
SSS Member Robert “Bob” Speilman of Reno NV, headed west February 26, 201...
10 March, 2018 -
Jack Funke Headed West
SSS Member Ferdinand “Jack” Funke, 78, of Boise, ID Headed West Sunday, February 11, ...
11 February, 2018 -
Henry “Hank” Gallmeyer 75 Headed West February 2, 2018
SSS Member Henry “Hank” Gallmeyer, 75, headed west on February 2, 2018, at Adams Memo...
03 February, 2018 -
Robert J “Bob” Eccles Headed West
SSS charter member Robert J. Eccles, of Bridgewater, NJ passed away Tuesday, January ...
30 January, 2018 -
Do This For Your Family…Is your SSS Biography Up To DATE?
A new guestbook entry on the Misty website by William Jones (son of Glenn Jones, Mist...
11 January, 2018 -
Alexander McDermont – Headed West
LT. COL. ALEXANDER MCDERMONT, 78, U.S. Air Force, Retired, passed away December 2, 2...
11 January, 2018 -
The 50th Anniversary of the TET Offensive at the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum
The 50th Anniversary of the TET Offensive at the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum ...
09 January, 2018 -
Donald Langston – Headed West
Lt. Col. (ret.) Donald Langston Headed West Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Donald Lang...
03 January, 2018 -
Alfred “Fred” Westerberg, Jr. (Colonel, Ret.) Headed West on November 18, 2017
Alfred “Fred” Westerberg, Jr. (Colonel, Ret.) Colonel Westerberg started his Air Forc...
20 December, 2017 -
SSS Member Col Williard S. Gideon, Former Vietnam POW Headed West
SSS member Colonel Willard Selleck Gideon, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, widower of Jeannine H...
02 December, 2017 -
F-100 Pilot Hayden Lockhart – The First USAF Vietnam POW
Our newest SSS member, then-1st Lt. Hayden J. Lockhart, was the first USAF Pilot to b...
20 November, 2017 -
Issue 35 of The Intake Coming Soon!
The Fall 2017 edition of our journal went to our printer and was approved for publica...
14 November, 2017 -
Happy Veterans Day 2017
The briefing rooms are empty now, only echoes of flying boots and voices, long ago an...
11 November, 2017 -
Misty 50th Reunion After Action Report
JOE CARUSO FOR PRESIDENT! Our former Misty “admin clerk,” Joe Caruso, MS...
10 November, 2017 -
Keith Ferris F-100 Litho’s Available
The sales of the the F-100 lithographs thru the SSS website is closed. However, there...
10 November, 2017 -
Sam Winborn Headed West
SSS Member Lt. Col. Sam R. Winborn, Jr. USAF Ret of Allen, Texas headed west October ...
24 October, 2017 -
Ever Wonder What It Was Like To Fly an F-100 in 1955?
SSS Member Arnold “Eb” Ebneter had 1200 flying hours when he entered USAF...
13 October, 2017 -
John A Stottlemyer Headed West
SSS Member John A Stottlemyer, 84, headed west after complications from Lymphoma on T...
12 October, 2017 -
Robert L Finkenstaedt Jr. – Headed West
Robert L. Finkenstaedt, Jr. Major, USAF (Ret) Jun 5, 1940 – Oct 9, 2017 was bor...
09 October, 2017 -
Robert Leroy Groshner – Headed West
SSS member Robert Leroy Groshner, Col, USAF (Ret) headed west unexpectedly in Loudon,...
14 September, 2017 -
Michael G. “Mike” Major – Headed West
Mike Major flew west Sept 3. 2017. Mike is a USAFA ’62 grad, SSS member and fle...
03 September, 2017 -
An early F-100A Preceded the U-2
USAF/CIA North American F-100A Slick Chick An early F-100A the least known reconnaiss...
24 August, 2017 -
Great Bio Stories by Mary Elizabeth “MB” Barrett
SSS Members… We’ve been fortunate to have an amazing writer and artist wo...
23 August, 2017 -
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Robert (Bob) Ellsworth Jamison Headed West
Robert (Bob) Ellsworth Jamison was born in Artesian, SD on September 10th, 193...
02 August, 2017 -
Charles W. McClarren Headed West
Charles “Chuck” William McClarren, Colonel, USAF retired headed west on S...
30 July, 2017 -
Walter J. Rabe Headed West
Super Sabre Society member Walter J. Rabe, Col USAF (Ret) headed west on July 23, 201...
23 July, 2017 -
John R. Wilson Headed West
John Roderick Wilson Headed West April 24, 2017, two days after his 87th birthday. He...
23 July, 2017 -
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A Compelling Fighter Pilot Close Air Support Account – Vietnam 1967
Bruce Gold and Larry Peters share their story of a harrowing night mission during the...
11 July, 2017 -
Chief Joseph Gordy, former F-100 Crew Chief Headed West
SSS member Joseph S. Gordy, Jr., 87, Chief Master Sergeant, USAF (Ret) of Greeley hea...
07 July, 2017 -
John Kevin “Jake” Neely Headed West
SSS Member John “Jake” Neely headed west July 3, 2017 after a hospitaliza...
03 July, 2017 -
Statistics Show Popularity of Super Sabre Society Website
The 2017 average rate for time on any website is 50-60 seconds. Readers who “bounce” ...
01 July, 2017 -
George W. Dooley Headed West
SSS member Colonel George Wilmer Dooley Jr, 89 headed west on Friday, June 30, 2017, ...
30 June, 2017 -
Captain Joseph S. Smith (352nd TFS) Finally Coming Home
U.S. Air Force Reserve Captain Joseph Smith has now been accounted for. On April 4, 1...
28 June, 2017 -
When a Father is “Lost in Combat” as Told By His Son
The Super Sabre Society website will now feature monthly stories about F-100 pilot's...
20 June, 2017 -
A Defining Event Changed Our Nation – The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a defining event in our lifetime. It changed the nation. I was fo...
18 June, 2017 -
PBS Series “The Vietnam War”
I had a great time meeting General Shepperd and General McPeak at the preview of the ...
16 June, 2017 -
Flag Day In The USA
The Super Sabre Society celebrates the official adoption of the United States of Amer...
14 June, 2017 -
Bios this week…
Hello everyone, this week’s bios include Dick Rutan, George Buchkowski, Gary To...
06 June, 2017 -
Paul E. Wagner Headed West
Virginia (Gini) Wagner wrote to tell us of the passing of her husband, Paul E. Wagner...
01 June, 2017 -
From Les Leavoy 2007
As a Memorial Day Remembrance I am attaching a letter my dad wrote on the Battle of t...
29 May, 2017 -
Memorial Day Message…Thanks Again Don Shepperd!
Today is a day for solemn remembrance. We remember those who have died serving our c...
28 May, 2017 -
Paul Phillips, Early F-100 Pilot Headed West
A fellow F-100 fighter pilot who friends say had a smile that touched his eyes, heade...
25 May, 2017 -
Happy 64th Birthday – First Jet Supersonic Followed by Amazing History
On this day: 64 years ago, North American F-100 Super Sabre, the first of the Century...
25 May, 2017 -
Bio Updates
Hi everyone, I had my gallbladder out on Friday so it will be a few days until I̵...
23 May, 2017 -
Message on Armed Forces Day
To our U.S. Armed Forces: thanks for what you do for all of us, our families and our ...
20 May, 2017 -
Three F-100 Pilot’s Visit China
The F-100 pilot's often became Air Force leaders. Here three F-100 Pilot's, Air Force...
11 May, 2017 -
Don Martin Headed West
Donald W. Martin headed west May 6th, after a long struggle with Idiopathic Pulmonary...
09 May, 2017 -
Biography Update Progress
Hi Everyone, I’ll be sending a weekly update on the status of the bios. This po...
04 May, 2017 -
Leo K. Thorsness, Headed West May 2, 2017
Leo K. Thorsness (February 14, 1932 – May 2, 2017) was born in Walnut Grove, Mi...
03 May, 2017 -
450 SSS Members and Guests attended April’s Las Vegas Reunion
…..and a good time was had by all…the 2017 Vegas reunion was by any measu...
29 April, 2017 -
We added 30 More SSS Bio’s at the Las Vegas Reunion
As we review this past week’s Las Vegas reunion, think about this… the world needs to...
26 April, 2017 -
Gerald Dean (Jerry) Grimmonpre’ Headed West
Gerald Dean (Jerry) Grimmonpre’ was born in Marshalltown, IA on Jan 11th, 1935 and pa...
22 April, 2017 -
National Vietnam War Veterans Day
Yesterday, President Trump signed into law an act of Congress that designates March 2...
29 March, 2017 -
Preserving The Legacy
The mission of the Super Sabre Society is to “preserve the legacy of the F-100 Super ...
27 March, 2017 -
Lee Raymond Allmann Headed West, March 21, 2017
Lee Allmann headed West March 21, 2017. Lee started as a SAC Nav at Mountain Home, A...
21 March, 2017 -
Perry M. Lusby (98) – Headed West
We were recently notified of Perry’s passing. For a moving tribute by his son M...
21 March, 2017 -
Info on Keith Ferris Limited Edition Print
Keith Ferris, a world famous aviation artist (and Associate Member of the Supe...
15 March, 2017 -
Jack Harris (Misty 10) Headed West
Jack Harris: Sept 26,1936-March 11, 2017 SSS member Col Jack Harris, USAF (Ret) heade...
11 March, 2017 -
Paul Rex Hammock, Headed West
Colonel Paul “Rex” Hammock USAF (Ret.) Rex Hammock, 83, loving father, grandfather, a...
08 March, 2017 -
SSS Member Charles Watry (93) Headed West
SS member Charles A. Watry headed west on February 27, 2017 at age 93. He was as in t...
27 February, 2017 -
Hank Rettinger (95) Headed West
SSS Member Col (Hank) Paul Rettinger, 95 headed west Sunday, February 19, 2017...
19 February, 2017 -
Richard Y. Costain Headed West
Richard “RY” Youel Costain (81) headed west Feb 18, 2017 after a sudden b...
18 February, 2017 -
Robert L. Cass Headed West
SSS member Robert Lesley Cass December 15, 1929 ~ February 11, 2017 (age 87) was born...
11 February, 2017 -
Phan Rang Happy Valley News 1968
35TFW, Phan Rang AB F-100’s 1968 120th TFS (ANG), 352 TFS, 614 TFS, and 615 TFS F-100...
11 February, 2017 -
LtGen Bill Campbell Headed West
Lieutenant General William J. Campbell (Ret) of Sarasota, FL. was born May 11, 1931 h...
07 February, 2017 -
Harry Scott Headed West
Super Sabre Society Charter member Harry D. Scott, 79, headed west Sunday, January 29...
04 February, 2017 -
Jack Doub Headed West
Logan Jackson “Jack” Doub 08/28/1934 – 1/13/2017 Aviation Cadet t...
14 January, 2017 -
Elmer Slavey Headed West
Charter Super Saber Society member Elmer Slavey headed west January 12th, 2017. Elmer...
12 January, 2017 -
SSS Website Reach Has Quadrupled in 2016
This website continues to reach more F-100 fans from around the world, and it’s...
01 January, 2017 -
A Christmas Message from the Super Sabre Society
Never a Christmas morning, never an old year ends, but somebody somewhere thinks of –...
24 December, 2016 -
Stan Smith Headed West
Stanton (Stan) Smith (October 17, 1938 – December 15, 2016) retired from the Ai...
15 December, 2016 -
Bobby E. Walls MGen, USAF Headed West
SSS member Bobby E. Walls, Major General, USAF (Ret) Headed West in Drumright, OK Dec...
14 December, 2016 -
A Keith Ferris Portrait of the Hun In Action at the Beginning of the 1968 Tet Offensive
Well known aviation artist and Associate SSS member Keith Ferris and SSS CEO Hoppy H...
08 December, 2016 -
The Sabre Dance History — “Deadly Sabre Dance” by Alan Cockrell
When you’re preflighting an airplane that has just rolled out of the factory, you exp...
06 December, 2016 -
Leo Canavan Headed West
SSS member Leo Joseph Canavan, Jr. headed West on November 19, 2016 at the age of 81....
04 December, 2016 -
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving As we sit down today with family and friends for meals of turkey, ...
24 November, 2016 -
Warren “Van” Vanderburgh Headed West
SSS member Warren “Van” Vanderburgh, 74, headed west November 17, 2016. H...
17 November, 2016 -
The final Vote Talley for the 2016 SSS Vice President and Director at Large
Paper ballots: 98 ballots sent USPS. 44 ballots returned. Vice President 44 votes cas...
17 November, 2016 -
Thanks from Covey FAC Tim Eby
From Covey FAC, Tim Eby I Enjoyed the AOPA video about the guys flying the Hun one-mo...
15 November, 2016 -
Carl Patrick Laughlin, MD, Headed West
SSS Member Carl Patrick Laughlin, MD, a physician for more than 50 years in Newport N...
14 November, 2016 -
Veteran’s Day Message
Super Sabre Society Veterans Day Message It started with our grandparents, then it wa...
10 November, 2016 -
Super Sabre Society Election Results
The voting is complete - here are the results of the Super Sabre Society votes for Vi...
03 November, 2016 -
SSS Charter Member and F-100 Pilot from 1957-82 Credited With 2nd Mig 21 Kill in Vietnam
Bill Swendner (82) ..in his own words I was leading a flight of 4 F-4C’s out of...
01 November, 2016 -
Charter SSS Member and Esteemed F-100 Pilot R A. “Bob” Hoover Headed West
Hun Pilot Extraordinaire, Honorary SSS Member and Iconic in the history of av...
25 October, 2016 -
James E. Williamson Headed West
James E. (Jim) Williamson of Richmond, TX, “flew his last flight” on Octo...
13 October, 2016 -
More AOPA Video’s of the F-100 Fort Wayne Event
All SSS members, The links below features the article and videos of the Ft. Wayne F-1...
06 October, 2016 -
Las Vegas Reunion Overview
GOLD COAST HOTEL & CASINO Online Registration begins about October 25th, 2016 Tue...
04 October, 2016 -
Earl J. Archer Jr., 88 Headed West October 3, 2016
SSS member Major General Earl J. Archer Jr., 88 headed west on October 3, 2016 at his...
03 October, 2016 -
William D. “Don” Castleman Headed West
SSS member Don Castleman, 82, born September 15, 1934 in Olney, TX to Luther W. and B...
03 October, 2016 -
Fort Wayne Flight GoPro Camera Videos
Courtesy of AOPA’s Mike Fizer are video’s from 5 flight’s in Dean C...
30 September, 2016 -
Col Kenneth “Sam” Alton Shealy. USAF (Ret) 87 Headed West
Col Kenneth “Sam” Alton Shealy. USAF (Ret) 87, headed west on September 17, 2016. H...
17 September, 2016 -
William (Bill) Whelchel Headed West
William (Bill) Whelchel was born on February 21, 1930 in Gainsville, Georgia and head...
16 September, 2016 -
Art Oken’s Spouse, Jenney Headed West
Loving spouse of SSS Charter Member/Secretary Art Oken, Jeanette “Jenny” Frances Oken...
13 September, 2016 -
Don Shepperd’s F-100 dedication, Joint Base Andrews, MD at the Air National Guard Readiness Center (their operational headquarters)
This is an emotional day for me, but for reasons you may not understand. It is NOT be...
13 September, 2016 -
Clarence P. “CP” Bell Headed West
SSS member Clarence P. “CP” Bell (82) headed west September 12, 2016 foll...
12 September, 2016 -
Meet Our Candidates for the SSS Election!
On or about 1 October all Regular and Charter SSS members will receive an email with ...
02 September, 2016 -
Dick Pietro, Director-At-Large (SSS-BOD)
I’m currently serving on the BOD of the SSS as your Director-at-Large. The position I...
01 September, 2016 -
Dave Mosby Director-at-Large (SSS-BOD)
My willingness to be nominated and serve as Director-at-Large for the Super Sabre Soc...
01 September, 2016 -
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Eddie Bracken, VP (SSS BOD)
SSS Election Statement Eddie Bracken I sincerely want to continue serving as Vice Pre...
01 September, 2016 -
USAF Ace LtGen Charles G. “Chick” Cleveland Joined SSS
An Ace 50 Years in the Making | Before Top Gun, there was Lt. Gen. Charles G. “Chick”...
27 August, 2016 -
MajGen Ben Patterson Headed West
SSS member Ben Lane Patterson, Jr. MajGen, USAF headed west peacefully at his home on...
08 August, 2016 -
Richard James Miles Headed West August 8, 2016
Richard James Miles passed away August 8, 2016, in Destin, Florida. Richard was born ...
05 August, 2016 -
William “Chops” Lamb Headed West
February 1, 1946 – August 4, 2016 SSS Member William John Lamb—Bill to his fri...
04 August, 2016 -
Bob Hoover almost “Headed West” On The Eve of EAA’s AirVenture at Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin-Legendary airshow performer R.A. Bob Hoover almost "Went West" on ...
02 August, 2016 -
Frank Gioco Headed West July 20th
SSS Member Lt Col (Ret) Frank C. Gioco, age 80, of Tucson, AZ headed west Jul...
22 July, 2016 -
Garrett Lynn Redeske Headed West July 12
SSS member Garrett Lynn Redeske headed west July 12, 2016. He graduated from Minnehah...
12 July, 2016 -
Extraordinary Photo Titled “Rudderless” via Thunderbird Neil L. Eddins 1959 & 60
Our team was flying low level in spread formation from Fairbanks to Elmendorf in 1960...
07 July, 2016 -
Issue 31 of The Intake, Journal of the Super Sabre Society, Update
Good news: The second decade of our three-times-a-year journal begins when Issue 31 g...
04 July, 2016 -
Happy Independence Day
Happy 4th of July to those who came before us and gave us our freedom; to those who w...
03 July, 2016 -
Gayle Gardner Headed West
SSS Member Gayle B. Gardner headed west July 3, 2016. Gayle flew F-100’s with ...
03 July, 2016 -
Ed Haerter’s F- 100 flight May 17—his first since February 1969
“One day we were going off to fly and I had forgotten it, and I got out to the airpla...
28 June, 2016 -
429th TFS, Cannon AFB Deployed to Incirlik AB, Turkey – 1962
Photo Courtesy of Jon A. Reynolds 429th TFS, Cannon Deployed to Incirlik AB Turkey, J...
20 June, 2016 -
Father’s Day Tribute
Watch breathtaking flights, inspiring pilot stories, and influential interviews with ...
19 June, 2016 -
Richard (Dick) Clark Headed West
SSS Member Richard (Dick) Roscoe Clark Col, USAF, (Ret), headed west June 14, 2016 at...
14 June, 2016 -
Ted Banick Memorial Service June 15th
Ted Banick December 11, 1932 – December 24, 2015 SSS member Col. Theod...
10 June, 2016 -
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SSS Website Update
Huge increase in Outreach 2465 visitors on Memorial day and the website crashed! Two ...
05 June, 2016 -
Memorial Day Message
Memorial Day Message They were there in peace and war, active duty, Guard and Reserve...
30 May, 2016 -
The F-100 Fort Wayne Event Is on Facebook
See all SSS Fort Wayne Photo’s and Videos on Facebook...
24 May, 2016 -
Fort Wayne F-100 Flight Schedule May 17-22, 2016
Flying dates are May 16-22. Dean Cutshall, estimates two or three rides per day, The ...
17 May, 2016 -
What a Dream Come True!
From Joe Breen who just flew in Dean Cutshall’s F-100 What a dream come true be...
12 May, 2016 -
Al Logan Headed West May 10, 2016
SSS member Al Logan headed west on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. He was a resident of Naples...
10 May, 2016 -
Paul “Matt” Dillon Headed West April 13th
A Memorial Service will be held at the Davis Monthan AFB Heritage Park at 3:30 p.m., ...
26 April, 2016 -
Arlo Wenstrand of Phoenix AZ Headed West March 8th
Arlo’s funeral is March 18th t Heritage Arrowhead Funeral Center, Glendale, AZ ...
26 April, 2016 -
Lt. Col. William F. Pearce (USAF Ret.) Headed West April 10th
William’s funeral is April 19th at the Weed-corley-fish Funeral Home in Lake Tr...
26 April, 2016 -
Paul “Matt” Dillon Headed West April 13, 2016.
SSS member Paul “Matt” Dillon headed west April 13, 2016. Born on the 6th...
13 April, 2016 -
Roy Ripley of Fort Walton Beach FL Headed West April 10th
Roy’s funeral is Friday April 15th at the Cross Point Methodist Church, Nicevil...
12 April, 2016 -
Roy Ripley – Headed West (Unknown – 2016)
Roy’s funeral is Friday April 15th at the Cross Point Methodist Church, Nicevil...
12 April, 2016 -
Super Sabre Society Members Who Wrote The Book, The Friday Pilots, Visit Flight Safety International
Bruce Whitman, Chairman, President and CEO of Flight Safety International invi...
11 April, 2016 -
Lt. Col. William F. Pearce (USAF Ret.) – Headed West (1925 – 2016)
William’s funeral is April 19th at the Weed-corley-fish Funeral Home in Lake Tr...
10 April, 2016 -
Rare All-Lieutenant 4-Ship F-100 Out-Country (Laos) Mission From Vietnam
Photo of the First (and perhaps only) All-Lieutenant 4-Ship, F-100 Out-Country (Laos...
02 April, 2016 -
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Dave Skilling heading to Vietnam….Again
SSS’r Dave Skilling will soon on another foray into Vietnam. On April 13, elev...
01 April, 2016 -
Second F-100 Pilot’s Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Claim Approved
We recently learned that the Veteran’s Administration has approved a second cla...
31 March, 2016 -
Ray Malacarne – Headed West (1935 – 2016)
Raymond A. Malacarne Major, USAF (Ret) of Bradenton Florida headed west on March 26th...
26 March, 2016 -
Brad Telshaw Headed West
SSS member Bradley Telshaw died February 19, 2016 in his home in Clovis, NM. Gravesid...
17 March, 2016 -
Arlo Wenstrand – Headed West (1935 – 2016)
Arlo’s funeral is March 18th t Heritage Arrowhead Funeral Center, Glendale, AZ ...
07 March, 2016 -
Wayne E. Davis Headed West
SSS member Wayne E. Davis headed west March 5, 2016. Wayne was the 353 TFS Squadron C...
05 March, 2016 -
Wayne E. Davis – Headed West (1931 – 2016)
SSS member Wayne E. Davis headed west March 5, 2016. Wayne was the 353 TFS Squadron C...
05 March, 2016 -
Fort Wayne Event Details
Early arrivals for flyers, May – 17, 18 and 19 Tuesday 17 May.……...
01 March, 2016 -
F-100 Flown By Capt Don Shepperd, Misty 34, On The Way To Washington, D.C. Area
A vintage Sioux City jet was repainted to its previous Vietnam Era glory to be displa...
27 February, 2016 -
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The Super Sabre Society Intake Publication Issue 30
Issue 30 of The Intake Publication – Spring 2016 edition of our journal R. Me...
25 February, 2016 -
Kent and Patricia Bankus Tragically Headed West together
Kent and Patricia Bankus were killed in a head on collision February 16th at 10:15 PM...
21 February, 2016 -
Tommy W. Gordon Headed West
Tommy W. Gordon, 87, headed west on Sunday February 21, 2016. He died peacefully in h...
21 February, 2016 -
Tommy W. Gordon – Headed West (Unknown – 2016)
Tommy W. Gordon, 87, headed west on Sunday February 21, 2016. He died peacefully in h...
21 February, 2016 -
Brad Telshaw – Headed West (1935 – 2016)
SSS member Bradley Telshaw died February 19, 2016 in his home in Clovis, NM. Gravesid...
19 February, 2016 -
Fred V. Cherry Vietnam POW for Seven Years Headed West
SSS member Fred Vann Cherry who was held prisoner of war in Vietnam for more than sev...
18 February, 2016 -
Fred V. Cherry – Headed West (Unknown – 2016)
Fred V. Cherry Vietnam POW for Seven Years Headed West SSS member Fred Vann Cherry wh...
18 February, 2016 -
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SSS member Fred Cherry Headed West
SSS Member Fred Cherry, Vietnam POW for seven years, dies at 87 Col. Cherry pauses du...
16 February, 2016 -
Kent and Patricia Bankus – Headed West (1942 – 2016)
Kent and Patricia Bankus were killed in a head on collision February 16th at 10:15 PM...
16 February, 2016 -
Some Useful Thoughts From A Fellow SSS Member
CANONS OF CODGER CONVERSATION SSS member JD Wetterling. A compilation for the amelio...
04 February, 2016 -
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Dale L. Hartman Headed West
SSS member Dale Hartman headed west January 20, 2016. Dale was born April 2, 1935, i...
20 January, 2016 -
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Robert Merle Sumner Headed West January 1, 2016
SSS member Robert Merle Sumner, 81, of Aurora, Colorado headed west January 1, 2016. ...
01 January, 2016 -
Ted Banick – Headed West (1932 – 2015)
Ted Banick – Headed West – December 11, 1932 – December 24, 2015 Col. The...
24 December, 2015 -
Ben Boyer Headed West
Super Sabre Society member Lt. Col Benton “Ben” Boyer (93) from Hawarden, Iowa, head...
17 December, 2015 -
Charles D. (Chuck) MacGillivray Headed West
SSS member Charles D. (Chuck) MacGillivray headed west December 6, 2015. He is surviv...
06 December, 2015 -
Bud Day Honored in the National Aviation Hall of Fame
We’re honored to have Medal of Honor recipient and Charter SSS member Bud Day ...
19 November, 2015 -
James “Jim” G. Allen Flew West
An Associate SSS Member, Jim flew west on 18 NOV 2015, at the time a resident of Mant...
18 November, 2015 -
Hot Dog, "The Intake" (Issue 29) Is on Its Way
EXTRA, EXTRA, EXTRA: Issue 29 of The Intake is at the Printer! The Fall 2015 edition ...
04 November, 2015 -
Wild Weasel Jack” Donovan Honored with Fly By at Arlington National Cemetery
It was a beautiful morning in our Nation’s Capital 20 Nov 2015 and Jack Donovan’s Int...
01 November, 2015 -
Fort Wayne F-100 Flight schedule May 19-22, 2016
Flying dates are May 19-22 (Thurs. until Sunday). Dean Cutshall, estimate two rides o...
01 November, 2015 -
Fort Wayne Fly A Clean F-100F Event May '16
Make your reservations here for the event online at two Hotels (100′ apart) 50 ...
01 November, 2015 -
Col Robert A. Rasmussen Sr. Headed West
SSS member Col Robert A. Rasmussen, Age 81, of Austin, passed away Oct. 26, 2015. Ser...
26 October, 2015 -
Steven Christopher Cucci Headed West
SSS member Steven Christopher Cucci, 80, passed away peacefully, Oct. 2, 2015, in the...
02 October, 2015 -
SSS Dues Increase Assures Our Legacy
Fellow Hun Jocks, Some of you may have anticipated this since it was brought up at th...
01 October, 2015 -
Maj Gen John France Service, Monday 26 October 2015
John is survived by his loving spouse Carole France SSS member John France Service In...
01 October, 2015 -
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George (Shep) H. Kerr Headed West
Shep Kerr’s Biography George H. Kerr, 73, a retired Air Force pilot, passed awa...
21 September, 2015 -
Hoppy buzzes FWA in a clean F-100F @ 450KIAS!
I just rode in the F-100 for the first time in 38 years. I’m pleased to report ...
20 September, 2015 -
Reception and unveiling of F-100D in Palm Springs
The Palm Springs Air Museum will soon dedicate the recently acquired F-100D, N2011U, ...
07 September, 2015 -
Charles “Charlie Brown” Levingston Mason, Jr Headed West
SSS member Charles Levingston Mason, Jr., 84 of Madison, died September 3, 2015. Cha...
03 September, 2015 -
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Roland Korte headed west
September 8, 1930 – August 10, 2015 SSS member Roland Walter Korte Lt. Col. (US...
16 August, 2015 -
The F-100 Super Sabre "Funny Looking at First"
The F-100 Super Sabre: Funny-Looking at First By Robert F. Dorr Air ace and te...
15 August, 2015 -
Lynn Farnsworth's first Misty shoot-down ….and Birthday
note…while we’re waiting to make caterpillar entries, here’s...
08 August, 2015 -
Richard F. Kenney, with 4 Kill’s as a LT, Headed West
SSS member, Richard F. Kenny 94, headed west December 11, 2014 in Coronado, CA...
04 August, 2015 -
Richard F. Kenney, with 4 Kill's as a LT, Headed West
SSS member, Richard F. Kenny 94, headed west December 11, 2014 in Coronado, CA...
04 August, 2015 -
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Check out the SSS Facebook page
The SSS now reaches out to hundreds of visitors each day through social media on a Fa...
26 July, 2015 -
The Air Wars in Vietnam and Their Legacies
By Mark Clodfelter | July 01, 2015 For most of the world’s population, America’s air ...
25 July, 2015 -
F-100 lands at Oskosh EAA
Rusty Gideon’s son took a good video clip of Dean Cutter’s F-100 landing ...
24 July, 2015 -
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Dale Smith headed west
We just learned that Dale “DogEasy” Smith headed west Jan 17, 2015 after ...
13 July, 2015 -
John Robert “Chilly” Childers headed west
We just learned that Bob “Chilly” Childers, who flew the F-100 from 1959-...
10 July, 2015 -
John Robert "Chilly" Childers headed west
We just learned that Bob “Chilly” Childers, who flew the F-100 from 1959-...
10 July, 2015 -
Gordon Young headed west
We just learned that Gordon “Gordy” Young headed west on Thursday, July ...
03 July, 2015 -
Mick Greene Joins the Ranks of SSS Published Authors
The Life and Adventures of an Old Bold Pilot They say that there is no such thing as ...
30 June, 2015 -
Joseph H. “Turkey Joe” Turner headed west
We just learned that Turkey Joe Turner headed west on June 10th 2015. An SSS member...
29 June, 2015 -
Joseph H. "Turkey Joe" Turner headed west
We just learned that Turkey Joe Turner headed west on June 10th 2015. An SSS member...
29 June, 2015 -
Ed Risinger headed west
Ed headed west Jun 17, 2015. Ed graduated from medical school in ’73, became a ...
17 June, 2015 -
Clifford H. Meier headed west
Col Cliff Meier, 94 headed west June 10, 2015. He was 94 years old and had been in a...
11 June, 2015 -
Jim Dogette headed west
SSS Charter member Colonel James Carlisle Doggette, Jr., USAF (Ret.), age 81, of Cham...
03 June, 2015 -
Robert S. "Bob" McCall headed west
SSS member Robert McCall, 79, of Albuquerque, NM Headed west June 2, 2015 after battl...
02 June, 2015 -
Bob Bryan “Misty 77” headed west
Robert Eugene Bryan Col., USAF (Ret.) of Emory, Texas. Born July 28, 1942, Bob was th...
31 May, 2015 -
Bob Bryan "Misty 77" headed west
Robert Eugene Bryan Col., USAF (Ret.) of Emory, Texas. Born July 28, 1942, Bob was th...
31 May, 2015 -
Edgar “Gris” Grischkowsky Memorial Service June 5th
Melissa Grischkowsky announced a Memorial for her father. A reception in his honor ...
29 May, 2015 -
Edgar "Gris" Grischkowsky Memorial Service June 5th
Melissa Grischkowsky announced a Memorial for her father. A reception in his honor ...
29 May, 2015 -
A Memorial Day Tribute To “Sherm” Flanagan
Posted on Memorial Day May 25th, 2015 by Ron Standerfer in All News, History News, Ma...
27 May, 2015 -
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) update
Many members of the Super Sabre Society have been diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary...
19 May, 2015 -
Video of the Month Interview by Shep
I have put together the first SSS.com monthly video interview with Jim LaChance and B...
14 May, 2015 -
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F-100 Super Sabre flew most missions in Vietnam
The last combat F-100 departed Vietnam in 1971, after nearly eight years of combat. S...
26 April, 2015 -
Higgy Higginbotham headed west February 18th
Colonel William Gordon Higginbotham, Jr., USAF (Ret.) February 12, 1931 — February 18...
20 April, 2015 -
Jack Donovan – Headed West (1933 – 2015)
Wild Weasel Jack” Donovan Honored with Fly By at Arlington National Cemetery It was a...
11 April, 2015 -
Arlington flyby planned for Lyle L. Beckers
The Pentagon approved a Fly-Over for Lyle on April 6th, 2015. The Maryland Air...
31 March, 2015 -
Carmine R. “Dick” Bassano headed west March 29th
From SSS Bio. Obituary not located: Dick was Born 22 Feb 1936 in Brooklyn NY and grad...
29 March, 2015 -
Carmine R. "Dick" Bassano headed west March 29th
From SSS Bio. Obituary not located: Dick was Born 22 Feb 1936 in Brooklyn NY and grad...
29 March, 2015 -
Charles Hugh Smith headed west
Charles Hugh (whispering) Smith, F-100 pilot and Misty 38 from Jan – May 1968, ...
29 March, 2015 -
Robert “Bob” Eugene Railey Headed West
Robert “Bob” Eugene Railey, 86, of Oakland headed West on March 28, 2015, peacefully...
28 March, 2015 -
Bob Franke headed west
Robert Duane Franke was a Super Sabre Society member and well known Air National Guar...
27 March, 2015 -
Doug Harrington headed west
Super Sabre Society member Doug Harrington, 77, headed west February 10, 2014, at the...
24 March, 2015 -
Robert L. Brusenhan, Jr. M.D. Headed West
SSS member Robert L. Brusenhan, Jr. headed west March 16, 2015. He was born in Ruston...
16 March, 2015 -
Walter E. Carson headed west
Col, USAF (Ret) Walter E. Carson II, 88, USAF headed west March 16, 2015. Wally serve...
16 March, 2015 -
The Spring 2015 Intake is in the mail to all SSS members
Extra, Extra – Read all about it! Issue 27 of “The Intake” was mailed from Fort Wort...
11 March, 2015 -
F-100 Last Combat Mission
Video compilation of (sometimes rough) 16mm footage taken in Viet Nam documenting the...
10 March, 2015 -
Joe Reynes headed west
REYNES, (Major USAF Ret.) Joseph Jr., runner, fighter pilot, former Mayor of Gulf B...
23 February, 2015 -
Shep gets around!
Four National Guard retired generals (all Super Sabre Society members) with General H...
21 February, 2015 -
Jim Flemming, RAAF headed west
Jim Flemming, (89) passed away on 11 February at the National Capital Private Hospita...
11 February, 2015 -
Ray Kleber awarded Congressional Gold Medal
SSS member, Col Raymond B. Kleber, 89 received the Congressional Gold Medal on Dec. 1...
05 February, 2015 -
Les Leavoy headed west
Les Leavoy 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends he laughed wit...
29 January, 2015 -
Raymon Perez headed West
SSS member Major (ret) Ramon Hector Perez “Papa Mon”, March 3, 1929 ̵...
27 January, 2015 -
Jack Wilhite headed West
SSS member and Colorado ANG legend, Jack Wilhite flew West Jan 27th at the age of 86...
26 January, 2015 -
Carlos Maurice “Tote” Talbott, LtGen USAF (Ret) headed west
CARLOS MAURICE TALBOTT “Tote” Lt. Gen. USAF (Ret.) Folded his wings, at ...
26 January, 2015 -
Carlos Maurice "Tote" Talbott, LtGen USAF (Ret) headed west
CARLOS MAURICE TALBOTT “Tote” Lt. Gen. USAF (Ret.) Folded his wings, at ...
26 January, 2015 -
Hoot Gibson headed west
Col William “Hoot” Gibson (USAF Ret) passed away Saturday, Jan 24th, 2015 in Denver, ...
24 January, 2015 -
Daniel Guy McIntosh headed West
SSS member Daniel Guy McIntosh, of Mountain Home, Texas died peacefully in his sleep,...
17 January, 2015 -
James F. “Knobby” Walsh headed West
James F. “Knobby” Walsh (91) , Lt.Col. USAF , of Sun City, AZ, died Jan. ...
16 January, 2015 -
James F. "Knobby" Walsh headed West
James F. “Knobby” Walsh (91) , Lt.Col. USAF , of Sun City, AZ, died Jan. ...
16 January, 2015 -
Tom Swalm headed West
SSS member and Thunderbird Lead in The F-4, retired MajGen Tom Swalm headed W...
15 January, 2015 -
Keith Heiniger – Headed West (1931-2015)
KEITH D. HEINIGER 1931 – 2015 Keith D. Heiniger was born in Seneca, KS November...
10 January, 2015 -
Joe Coughlin Headed west
Joseph A. Coughlin of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away on January 1, 2015 in the comfort...
01 January, 2015 -
Tom Tapman, 83 headed West December 26
Thomas F. Tapman, born in Rosebud Texas on Dec 3, 1932, flew all models of the F-100 ...
27 December, 2014 -
Tom Emmett Headed West
Tom headed west early on 12/25/2014 after a bout with Colon Cancer at 75. He is surv...
25 December, 2014 -
Pete Gunn, 76 headed West November 20th
DONALD J. “PETE” GUNN, 76 of Street, MD, United States Air Force F-100 fighter pilot ...
10 December, 2014 -
Eugene "Gene" Tatro (79) headed west
Retired United States Air Force Colonel Eugene “Gene” Tatro, 79, G...
05 December, 2014 -
Dale W. Leatham headed West
Originally published on October 16, 2014. Colonel Dale Wayne Leatham, 84, Aug. 3, 193...
01 November, 2014 -
Jim Van Scyoc headed West
Originally published on October 8, 2014. Jim Van Scyoc has a memorial service schedul...
27 October, 2014 -
Michael K. Ryan and Ada Ryan Headed West
Michael K Ryan, 83, of Reno, NV passed away at his home on Monday 9/15/14 after a sho...
15 September, 2014 -
Dave Milam headed West
David W. Milam, 74 headed West Thursday, September 11, 2014. A former F-100 pilot a...
14 September, 2014 -
John S. (Boomer) Hoffman headed West
BGen John S. (Boomer) Hoffman, formerly with the 120th TFS, CO ANG headed West on Aug...
29 August, 2014 -
Paul Boehk headed West
Paul E. Boehk, 83, of Rockport, Texas, departed this life on Wednesday, August 20, 20...
20 August, 2014 -
Steve Nagel headed West August 21
Former NASA astronaut Steven R. Nagel, who served as a mission specialist on his fir...
14 August, 2014 -
Jerry Farrell headed West
Gerald “Jerry” James Farrell, November 3, 1930 – August 9, 2014 SS...
09 August, 2014 -
Dale Shaw headed West
Lt. Colonel O. Dale Shaw, USAF, Retired, passed away peacefully at home in the presen...
04 August, 2014 -
Paul Stafford Johnson, Jr. headed West
Retired Rear Admiral, Paul Stafford Johnson, Jr., born September 13, 1933 in Chicago,...
03 August, 2014 -
Mike Cooper headed West
Mike “porky” Cooper (80) headed West on July 15th Michael P Cooper, Augus...
15 July, 2014 -
Stanton (Stan) Richard Musser headed West (2012)
Stanton (Stan) Richard Musser, Maj. Gen. USAF (Ret), age 76 years, took his final fli...
10 July, 2014 -
William “Whitey” Lemmond headed West
William Park Lemmond Jr., 81, headed West on Monday, July 7, 2014. He is survived by:...
07 July, 2014 -
William "Whitey" Lemmond headed West
William Park Lemmond Jr., 81, headed West on Monday, July 7, 2014. He is survived by:...
07 July, 2014 -
Dale Rook has headed West
Mick Greene, SSS Member and Misty 30 reported this sad news: Dale Rook (84) took his ...
17 June, 2014 -
John Anderson headed West Services 21 June in FL
A most impressive John Anderson passed away in Florida on Sunday 6/15 BIOGRAPHY: Majo...
16 June, 2014 -
Gary W. Parent headed West
We learned from Gary’s wife, Rita Parent, 39 Meadowcreek Drive, Melissa, TX tha...
08 June, 2014 -
Robert Dunham Headed West
Robert Dunham He was born on February 3, 1945 in Montgomery, Alabama. His parents wer...
31 May, 2014 -
Robert M. Blocher, flew West on 18 May 2014
Bob’s bio: Https://www.mistyvietnam.com/Bob_Blocher.pdf. Info was provided to ...
18 May, 2014 -
Our new membership website is first class with an updated design and features
Our new SSS website is built to serve Membership…and preserve our legacy The Su...
10 May, 2014 -
Ken Miles Headed West Sunday
From left standing: Ed Lloyd, Mark Conan, Matt Wallace, Gordie Pollard, Jimmy Mack, L...
28 April, 2014 -
Ken Miles Headed West
Major General Kenneth P. Miles passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014, from prostate canc...
27 April, 2014 -
Welcome Chuck Boyd!
We’re honored to have General Charles Boyd join the Supersabre Society and look...
25 April, 2014 -
The new SSS Website revised PIF Forum. 4-25-14
The new PIF Forum launched last week and now has double the readership. Also, our me...
21 April, 2014 -
Remembering Fred Dent
Frederick “Fred” Rodgers Dent III…fighter pilot. Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)...
08 April, 2014 -
Add a Biography
Fourteen members have added their Bio’s recently, if yours has not been added p...
06 April, 2014 -
Submit Your Member Biography
Have you submitted your member biography yet? Join the 14 new biographies we’ve...
05 April, 2014 -
The Intake, Issue 24 | Hun Landmark Tour Collection | "The Misty Mystique"
The Intake: Journal of the Super Sabre Society, Issue 24 | Hun Landmark Tour Collecti...
12 March, 2014 -
Willie Wilson Eulogy – Jim Quick
When I was driving into Tucson for the Second “last of the A-7” reunions last Novembe...
11 March, 2014 -
Wee Willie Wilson Eulogy – Don Sheppard
Only fighter pilots and their wives will understand this: a buddy is passed and I’m l...
11 March, 2014 -
Wee Willie Wilson Memorial Dinner recap thanks to Don Sheppard
Thursday night before his memorial service on Friday. Thirty-two of we old coots rej...
08 March, 2014 -
We are now linked directly to the National Air and Space Museum Wall of Honor
Elizabeth Wilson the Assistant Director of Advancement, Annual Giving and Operations,...
03 March, 2014 -
“Wee” Willie Wilson – Memorial Service
Lt. Col. Gail Harvard (Willie) Wilson, II, passed away at age 82 on February 6, 2014,...
27 February, 2014 -
"Wee" Willie Wilson – Memorial Service
Lt. Col. Gail Harvard (Willie) Wilson, II, passed away at age 82 on February 6, 2014,...
27 February, 2014 -
Wes Scheirman Headed West
Wesley Duane Scheirman (Age 78) headed West on January 4, 2014, at his home in Everet...
04 January, 2014 -
Tom Murch Headed West
SSS member Lt. Col. Tom Murch, USAF (Ret) headed West November 11, 2013 after ...
11 November, 2013 -
Bob Draper headed west
Super Sabre Society member Robert Allan “Bob” Draper LtCol U.S. Air Force...
27 October, 2013 -
John “Deacon” Russell headed West
SSS member BGen. John P. “Deacon” 84 headed west June 23, 2013 in Summerf...
23 June, 2013 -
John "Deacon" Russell headed West
SSS member BGen. John P. “Deacon” 84 headed west June 23, 2013 in Summerf...
23 June, 2013 -
General Robert W Bazley (87) Headed West
SSS member General Robert Whitman Bazely was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and fle...
16 December, 2012 -
James McKean (USAFA ’63) Headed West
James “Captain” Allen McKean July 25, 1941 – July 17, 2012 SSS Memb...
17 July, 2012 -
Buzz Sawyer headed West
Julian D. “Buzz” Sawyer, 83, died Sunday after a brief illness. Funeral will be Frida...
03 July, 2012 -
Denis M. “Denny” Cordero Headed West
Denis Morales Cordero –February 24, 1931 – March 15, 2012 As reported by ...
15 March, 2012 -
Air National Guard dedicated Shepperd Hall in 2010
The Air National Guard unveiled the newest addition to its readiness center during a ...
16 September, 2010 -
Jack Pitchford Headed West
F-100 Wild Weasel Pilot Jack Pitchford, 82, from Mississippi who survived seven years...
02 December, 2009 -
Robert E. Phillips – Headed West (1930 – 2002)
Robert E. Phillips Biography. Robert E. Phillips, 72, retired U.S. Air Force lieutena...
28 October, 2002