AIR WAR OVER VIETNAM
Featuring 5 Vietnam War Veterans
AD-4 Skyraider Pilot Jim George
A-4 Skyhawk Pilot Chuck Sweeney
Huey Gunship Helicopter Pilot Luis Fuentes
B-52 Bombardier/Navigator Howard Butcher
1st Calvary Division (Airmobile) Ronnie Guyer
With: Kevin Thompson Moderator and Historian
SEE THE AD-4 SKYRAIDER FLY!
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The AD-4 Skyraider is scheduled to fly at 12 pm
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EVENT: LIVING HISTORY FLYING DAYSATURDAY September 2nd 10am
Planes of Fame Air Museum,14998 Cal Aero Drive, Chino, CA 91710. Featuring: the Douglas AD-4 Skyraider. A speaker panel of Veterans, distinguished aviation experts and historians are featured, followed by a question & answer period and flight demonstration. The Douglas AD-4 Skyraider will be on display and perform a flight demonstration (subject to change). At 12:00 noon, the Raffle Flight will occur. Become a member to enter the Raffle. All members are eligible to enter the Raffle, but you must be present to win. READ MORE… (Schedule subject to change)
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Skyraider Pilot Jim George Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.): During the Vietnam War Jim flew the Skyraider out of NKP Thailand from Apr 69 – Apr 70 as a 1st Lt in the 602nd Fighter Squadron. He flew 212 Combat missions, over 700 combat hours; Flight Lead, FCF pilot, Instructor Pilot, and Sandy 1. Jim led or was a major participant in several historic SARs. Shot up twice on SAR missions. One was “just a bunch of holes” and the other was a 37mm hit to the engine READ MORE…
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Chuck Sweeney, Cdr. U.S.N. (Ret.) deployed with VA-212 as Executive Officer where he was awarded three DFCs in one weekwhile flying strikes in the A-4F against North Vietnam from the USS Hancock. He ended up with 200 combat missions with his very last mission being a large scale attack against the very heavily defended Than Hoa Bridge which had extracted a heavy toll on aviators. READ MORE.
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Chief Warrant Officer 2 Luis Fuentes (U.S. Army Ret.) was assigned to the 187th Assault Helicopter Company, (Crusaders), flying out of a base camp in Tay Ninh province. Fuentes’ primary mission was to provide Airlift and gunship support to elements of the 25th Infantry Division, MACV, Special Forces, Long Range Patrols and other units operating in his area. In a short period of time Fuentes accumulated more flight hours than his entire time in flight school. The flying was especially intense during combat assaults. This was what he did many times a day with a flight of at least 9 assault helicopters, (Slicks). READ MORE
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Howard Butcher is a Lt. Colonel, US Air Force -retired, with 2500 flying hours in B-52Fs & Gs as a Radar Navigator (Bombardier) and Navigator and in F-4C, Ds & E model Phantoms as a Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) in US and Europe. Howard flew 66 Vietnam B-52 combat missions including Operation Linebacker II - the Presidentially ordered air strikes on Hanoi and Haiphong in December 1972. He served on the Hqtrs Tactical Air Command Staff at Langley AFB, Virginia as well as on the Joint/ Combined Staff in Seoul, Korea as Chief of the Commander’s Briefing Team in 1985-86. READ MORE
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Ronnie Guyer is a Veteran of the 1st Major Battles of the Vietnam War in 1965-1966, one of which was depicted in the true Vietnam War Motion Picture titled ‘We Were Soldiers’ Starring Mel Gibson as Ronnie’s Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Hal G. Moore. Ronnie was Moore’s Radioman/Driver in Vietnam. Ronnie was awarded a Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Purple Heart and Presidential Unit Citation for his Service in Vietnam. READ MORE
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Planes of Fame ~ Chino Airport
Museum is Open to the Public, General Admission: $11, 11 yrs and Under $4, Ages 4 and Under : FREE! (excludes special events)
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FEATURED SALE ITEM!Wings Over California DVD ONLY $5.99!
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Get your Planes of Fame 60th Anniversary Challenge Coin Today!Only $19.95
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14998 Cal Aero Drive, Chino, CA 91710
(Corner of Merrill & Cal Aero Drive, Chino Airport)
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