MIG KILLS USAF: 1967 Tough Year for the BAD GUYS
Billevelyn
during 1967. 1967 was a rough year for the BAD GUYS. "P" indicates
Pilot Backseater, "AC" Aircraft Commander, "EWO" Electronic Warfare
Officer. I've trouble identifying the exact dates in this year. DO YOU
SEE
ANYONE YOU KNOW? Anyone that can fill in the dates Please Help.
1967
Jan M21 F4C 555TFS COL Robin Olds AC
1LT Charles C. Clifton P
Jan M21 F4C 555TFS CPT Walter S. Radeker III AC
1LT James E. Murray III P
Jan M21 F4C 555TFS CPT Everett T. Raspberry, Jr AC
1LT Robert W. Western P
Jan M21 F4C 555TFS 1LT Ralph F. Wetterhann AC
1LT Jerry K. Sharp P
Jan M21 F4C 433TFS MAJ Philip P. Combies AC
1LT Lee R. Dutton P
Jan M21 F4C 433TFS CPT John P. Stone AC
1LT Clifton P. Dunnegan, Jr. P
Feb M21 F4C 433TFS 1LT Lawrence J. Glynn, Jr. AC
1LT Lawrence E. Carey P
Feb M21 F4C 555TFS MAJ Thomas M. Hirsch AC
1LT Roger J. Strasswimmer P
Feb M21 F4C 555TFS CPT Richard M. Pascoe AC
1LT Norman E. Wells P
Mar M17 F105D 354TFS CPT Max C. Brestel AC
Mar M17 F105D 354TFS CPT Max C. Brestel AC
Mar M17 F105D 333TFS COL Robert R. Scott AC
Mar M17 F105D 354TFS MAJ Jack Hunt AC
Mar M17 F105F 357TFS MAJ Leo K. Thorsness AC
CPT Harold E. Johnson. EWO
Apr M17 F105D 354TFS MAJ Frederick G. Tuftman AC
Apr M17 F105D 354TFS CPT William M. Eskew AC
Apr M21 F4C 389TFS MAJ Robert D. Anderson AC
CPT Fred D. Kjer P
Apr M21 F4C 389TFS MAJ Roland W. Moore AC
1LT James F. Sears P
Apr M17 F105D 357TFS LTC Arthur F. Dennis AC
Apr M17 F105D 357TFS MAJ Harry E. Higgins AC
Apr M17 F105D 333TFS CPT Thomas C. Leson AC
Apr M17 F4C 555TFS COL Robin C. Olds AC
1LT William D. Lafever P
May M17 F105D 333TFS CPT Jacques A. Suzanne AC
May M17 F4C 433TFS MAJ William L. Kirk AC
1LT Stephen A. Wayne P
May M17 F4C 433TFS LTC Fred A. Haeffner AC
1LT Michael R. Bever P
May M17 F105D 354TFS LTC Philip C. Gast AC
May M17 F105D 333TFS MAJ Carl D. Osborne AC
May M17 F105D 333TFS MAJ Robert G. Rilling AC
May M17 F105D 44TFS MAJ Maurice E. Seaver AC
May M17 F105D 354TFS CPT Charles W. Couch AC
May M17 F4C 480TFS MAJ Samuel O. Bakke AC
CPT Robert W. Lambert P
May M17 F4C 480TFS Maj James A Hargrove AC
1LT Stephen E. Demuth P
Jun M17 F4C 480TFS CPT James T. Craig AC
1LT James T. Talley P
Jun M21 F4C 389TFS MAJ Robert D. Janca AC
1LT William E. Roberts, Jr. P
Jun M21 F4C 389TFS LTC Robert F. Titus AC
1LT Milan Zimmer P
Jun M17 F4C 433TFS MAJ John R. Pardo AC
1LT Stephen A. Wayne P
Jun M17 F4C 433TFS COL Robin Olds AC
1LT Stephen B. Croker P
Jun M17 F4C 433TFS COL Robin Olds AC
1LT Stephen B. Croker P
Jul M17 F4C 433TFS MAJ Philip P. Combies AC
1LT Daniel L. Lafferty P
Jul M21 F4C 389TFS LTC Robert F. Titus AC
1LT Milan Zimmer P
Aug M21 F4C 389TFS LTC Robert F. Titus AC
1LT Milan Zimmer P
Aug M17 F105D 13TFS MAJ Ralph F. Kuster AC
Aug M17 F105D 469TFS CPT Larry D. Wiggins AC
Aug M17 F4C 480TFS MAJ Durwood K. Priester AC
CPT John E. Pankhurst P
Aug M17 F4C 555TFS MAJ Richard M. Pascoe AC
CPT Norman E. Wells P
Aug M17 F4D 555TFS MAJ Everett T. Raspberry, Jr. AC
CPT Francis M. Gullick P
Sep M17 F105D 34TFS 1LT David B. Waldrop AC
Sep M17 F105D 333TFS MAJ Donald M. Russell AC
Sep M21 F4D 433TFS MAJ William L. Kirk AC
1LT Theodore R. Bongartz P
Sep M17 F4D 555TFS CPT Larry D. Cobb AC
CPT Alan A. Lavoy P
Sep M17 F4D 555TFS CPT William S. Gordon III AC
1LT James S. Monsees P
Sep M17 F4D 555TFS CPT John D. Logeman AC
1LT Frederick E. McCoy II P
Sep M17 F105D 354TFS CPT Gene I. Basel AC
Sep M17 F4D 435TFS CPT Darrell D. Simmonds AC
1LT George H. McKinney P
Sep M17 F4D 13TFS CPT Doyle D. Baker (USMC) AC
1LT John D. Ryan P
Sep M17 F105F 357TFS CPT Philip M. Drew AC
MAJ William H. Wheeler EWO
Sep M17 F105F 355TFS MAJ William M. Dalton AC
MAJ James M. Graham EWO
Sep M17 F4D 435TFS MAJ Joseph D. Moore AC
1LT George H. McKinney P
Martin Sagara
: Jan M21 F4C 433TFS CPT John P. Stone AC
Actually, this should read - CPT John B. Stone
CPT Stone went on to fly A-7Ds with the
120 TFS, 140 TFW Colorado Air National Guard
based at Buckley Field just east of Denver, CO
A nitpick maybe, but CPT Stone deserves to be
properly identified.
--
Martin Sagara
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Wings Over The Rockies Aviation & Space Museum
Denver, Colorado
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Billevelyn
=> Jan M21 F4C 433TFS CPT John P. Stone AC
Correction is made. My apologies.
Jan M21 F4C 433TFS CPT John B. Stone
AC
Al Bowers
1967
02 Jan M21 F4C 555TFS COL Robin Olds AC
1LT Charles C. Clifton P
02 Jan M21 F4C 555TFS CPT Walter S. Radeker III AC
1LT James E. Murray III P
02 Jan M21 F4C 555TFS CPT Everett T. Raspberry, Jr AC
1LT Robert W. Western P
02 Jan M21 F4C 555TFS 1LT Ralph F. Wetterhann AC
1LT Jerry K. Sharp P
02 Jan M21 F4C 433TFS MAJ Philip P. Combies AC
1LT Lee R. Dutton P
02 Jan M21 F4C 433TFS CPT John P. Stone AC
1LT Clifton P. Dunnegan, Jr. P
02 Jan M21 F4C 433TFS 1LT Lawrence J. Glynn, Jr. AC
1LT Lawrence E. Carey P
06 Jan M21 F4C 555TFS MAJ Thomas M. Hirsch AC
1LT Roger J. Strasswimmer P
06 Jan M21 F4C 555TFS CPT Richard M. Pascoe AC
1LT Norman E. Wells P
I'm pretty sure all the above were in January, you had the last few in
Feb, but I show no USAF kills in Feb 1967 in SEA...
10 Mar M17 F105D 354TFS CPT Max C. Brestel AC
10 Mar M17 F105D 354TFS CPT Max C. Brestel AC
26 Mar M17 F105D 333TFS COL Robert R. Scott AC
19 Apr M17 F105D 354TFS MAJ Jack Hunt AC
19 Apr M17 F105F 357TFS MAJ Leo K. Thorsness AC
CPT Harold E. Johnson. EWO
19 Apr M17 F105D 354TFS MAJ Frederick G. Tuftman AC
19 Apr M17 F105D 354TFS CPT William M. Eskew AC
23 Apr M21 F4C 389TFS MAJ Robert D. Anderson AC
CPT Fred D. Kjer P
26 Apr M21 F4C 389TFS MAJ Roland W. Moore AC
1LT James F. Sears P
28 Apr M17 F105D 357TFS LTC Arthur F. Dennis AC
28 Apr M17 F105D 357TFS MAJ Harry E. Higgins AC
30 Apr M17 F105D 333TFS CPT Thomas C. Leson AC
01 May M17 F4C 390TFS MAJ Robert G. Dilger AC
1LT Mack Thies P
You missed that one...
04 May M17 F4C 555TFS COL Robin C. Olds AC
1LT William D. Lafever P
12 May M17 F105D 333TFS CPT Jacques A. Suzanne AC
13 May M17 F4C 433TFS MAJ William L. Kirk AC
1LT Stephen A. Wayne P
13 May M17 F4C 433TFS LTC Fred A. Haeffner AC
1LT Michael R. Bever P
13 May M17 F105D 354TFS LTC Philip C. Gast AC
13 May M17 F105D 333TFS MAJ Carl D. Osborne AC
13 May M17 F105D 333TFS MAJ Robert G. Rilling AC
13 May M17 F105D 44TFS MAJ Maurice E. Seaver AC
13 May M17 F105D 354TFS CPT Charles W. Couch AC
14 May M17 F4C 480TFS MAJ Samuel O. Bakke AC
CPT Robert W. Lambert P
14 May M17 F4C 480TFS Maj James A Hargrove AC
1LT Stephen E. Demuth P
14 May M17 F4C 480TFS CPT James T. Craig AC
1LT James T. Talley P
20 May M21 F4C 389TFS MAJ Robert D. Janca AC
1LT William E. Roberts, Jr. P
20 May M21 F4C 389TFS LTC Robert F. Titus AC
1LT Milan Zimmer P
20 May M17 F4C 433TFS MAJ John R. Pardo AC
1LT Stephen A. Wayne P
20 May M17 F4C 433TFS COL Robin Olds AC
1LT Stephen B. Croker P
20 May M17 F4C 433TFS COL Robin Olds AC
1LT Stephen B. Croker P
20 May M17 F4C 433TFS MAJ Philip P. Combies AC
1LT Daniel L. Lafferty P
22 May M21 F4C 389TFS LTC Robert F. Titus AC
1LT Milan Zimmer P
22 May M21 F4C 389TFS LTC Robert F. Titus AC
1LT Milan Zimmer P
03 Jun M17 F105D 13TFS MAJ Ralph F. Kuster AC
03 Jun M17 F105D 469TFS CPT Larry D. Wiggins AC
05 Jun M17 F4C 480TFS MAJ Durwood K. Priester AC
CPT John E. Pankhurst P
05 Jun M17 F4C 555TFS MAJ Richard M. Pascoe AC
CPT Norman E. Wells P
05 Jun M17 F4D 555TFS MAJ Everett T. Raspberry, Jr. AC
CPT Francis M. Gullick P
23 Aug M17 F105D 34TFS 1LT David B. Waldrop AC
18 Oct M17 F105D 333TFS MAJ Donald M. Russell AC
24 Oct M21 F4D 433TFS MAJ William L. Kirk AC
1LT Theodore R. Bongartz P
26 Oct M17 F4D 555TFS CPT Larry D. Cobb AC
CPT Alan A. Lavoy P
26 Oct M17 F4D 555TFS CPT William S. Gordon III AC
1LT James S. Monsees P
26 Oct M17 F4D 555TFS CPT John D. Logeman AC
1LT Frederick E. McCoy II P
27 Oct M17 F105D 354TFS CPT Gene I. Basel AC
06 Nov M17 F4D 435TFS CPT Darrell D. Simmonds AC
1LT George H. McKinney P
17 Dec M17 F4D 13TFS CPT Doyle D. Baker (USMC) AC
1LT John D. Ryan P
19 Dec M17 F105F 357TFS CPT Philip M. Drew AC
MAJ William H. Wheeler EWO
19 Dec M17 F105F 355TFS MAJ William M. Dalton AC
MAJ James M. Graham EWO
19 Dec M17 F4D 435TFS MAJ Joseph D. Moore AC
1LT George H. McKinney P
It apperared that you missed several of the months. I hope that fixes
some of the errors...
Al Bowers