CDR,
You traveled in good company. Some of my Diamond Pig buddies had nothing
but praise
for Dan Bunting as Skipper of 102.

The Skippers that I had were Frog Allen, Bear Voght, John Best (another
Great Skipper),
Don Sogga, and some guy named Burnett? (I just met the guy and then
PCS'd to Miramar)
We had a thoroughly competent R10 in '33, we AQs thought really knew his
AWG-10
well and didn't try to baffle us with bull**** if he didn't know what
was going on, during
postflight system status debriefs.
He went on to skipper VF-103. His name was Don Santapola.

Your 'snuffed A/B, compressor stall' cat shot, I assume was in an F-4,
saw PLAT footage
of an '84 F-14 do the same, stall, roll inverted, aircrew punched (late)
vertically into water,
bird coming down on top of them. You've probably seen the same film.

What was the time frame for your time in '33, if I might be permitted to
inquire ( I'm trying
to get an idea of what your colorscheme was at the time, as sort or an
unofficial VF-33
Scheme/Marking history illustration that I am working on. Hellcat-Tomcat
with everything
in between)?

Stephen
http://www.stephenmudgett.com

Pechs1 wrote:

stephen- Would that be the same (Dan) Bunting that became Skipper in '102
during
the early 80's? BRBR

That is correct. He was also my flight lead in VF-33, when I was der nugget,
John (Shadow)Horan was in my trunk..'They' say ya learn a lot from your first
lead and RIO...that is truly an understatement....

Also took John Horan on my 'snuffed A/B, compressor stall' cat shot...he took
it all so cooly, I jus about **** me britches...stayed with the A/C, but he
said he had his hand on the lower handle...
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer