F-4E Story

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"Danny Deger" wrote:

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Where did you fly F-4Es, and when? I was a comm-nav avionics tech in
the
35CRS at George AFB from Feb 1982 to April 1983, and in the 526TFS/AMU
at
Ramstein AB, Germany from May 1983 to May 1986, both assignments
working
on
F-4Es. I wonder if we crossed paths? I know a fellow in the
Minneapolis
area who flew the same F-4Es I worked on at Ramstein after they'd been
reassigned to the Indiana ANG. In fact his first F-4E flight he logged
was
in the same tail number I got an incentive ride in a few years earlier,
68-0531. It can be a small world.

I flew the ARN-101 equiped F-4E in the 334 TFS at Seymour Johnson from
1981
to 1984.


I'd suggest you post your story on rec.aviation.military. Besides Ed
Rasimus there are several other former fighter jocks who could give you
some
good suggestions about writing and publishing.
Scott Wilson

Thanks, I did this and got some useful input -- Like "don't quit your day
job" :-)

Danny Deger

One of my glider buds was an F4 backseater at Seymour Johnson around
that time. His name is Kirk Stant. Hi Kirk, if you're reading this
newsgroup.

Another of my glider friends was base commander there, but I'm not sure
what years. Ray Kleber. I once asked a KC-10 crew if they knew him. I
gathered from their outburst of profanity that they did.

I can't say that I recall either name, but that reminds me to write in some
words on Peter T. Kempt. He was the wing command while I was there. One of
his quotes was "Airman, lack of punishment is reward enough for a job well
done." This sums up the man's personality perfectly in my opinion. The
wing had just gotten an unsat on our formal review and Colonel Kempt was
brought in to shake things up. He did a good job of doing that. He put in
a squadron commander that matched his bubbling personality. I had the
"pleasure" of working for both men for 2 years.

Danny Deger