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| Fred W. Christlieb San Diego, California |  I arrived at Shaw AFB in January 1960 and was assigned to the 4411th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. I supported the RB-66 and the RF-101 aircraft and was assigned as crew chief on a RB-66 Code named ADLIB94...Does anyone out there remember the Cuban Missile Crises and all of the activities that the RB-66 Photo Recon Squadron did? We were located on the south side of the base, south of the big hangar to the west of the runway. I hear a lot about the activities of the 363rd RB-66's (electronic warfare versions) but not much about the RB-66 training squadron and the RF-101 Voodoo's south of the big heavy-check inspections for both the RB-66's and F-101's. It would be great to hear from someone that remembers when Col. Dix was base commander and when the marines arrived and camped out on the southern end of the base (near the highway that goes to Sumpter. Anyone remember the F-101 that crashed on approach to the north end of the base. It went down in a cotton field and another the F-101 that lost control of the rudder yaw damper and the pilot blew the canopy and brought the bird in without the canopy and did not even blow a tire...good flying!! :-) Does anyone have the e-mail address for the RB-66er's Association, I had it but I lost it on a bad disk. They are having a get-together event in Colorado this year in the fall (I think). I would like to attend the event, if possible. Respond with me if you have any information to any of this wonderful website about the RB-66er's and RF-101 Voodo Medicine Men. God bless all of you that went to battle in these birds. Looking forward to hearing from someone. My phone is 619-925-4777. 02/10/2008 @ 20:49 [ref: 6762] |
| Robert W. Piper Chambersburg, Pennsylvania |  Shaw A.F.B. (WOW) I was stationed at Shaw from July 1958 to November 1960 with 728th AC&W Sqdn. 507th Group,9th AF. I reported in in July and was assigned to Composite Air Strike Forces which were deployed to the Middle East in the Mediterannian in support of the Lebanon Crisis. WE were there until October, when we were relieved by some more 728th troops which finally returned in November (I believe). At the same time the 728th had a contingent of troops in Matsu Quemoy in Far east. While stationed at Shaw we deployed many times to other areas of the world during the "Cold War" era. Was a great time in my AF career and now look back and enjoy reading about the happenings past and present. Good memories of Shaw AFB. Now retired from Army Special Forces, and relish the fact that I was Airborne and had a good career in Air Force & Army. Bless all the Troops past & present. 02/10/2008 @ 06:47 [ref: 6758] |
| Ray Williams Leesville,, South Carolina |  I was in Operation Sage Brush 1955, went to Det#3 728th AC&W Langley field, Va, from there to Det&3 724th AC&W Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. AFSC 30350 Auto Tracking Radar, Radar Bomb Scoring for RB 66,anyonr recall an Airman David Price??. enjoyed the site .... 01/29/2008 @ 17:34 [ref: 6722] |
| Ray Williams Leesville,, South Carolina | I was in Operation Sage Brush 1955, went to Det#3 728th AC&W Langley field, Va, from there to Det&3 724th AC&W Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. AFSC 30350 Auto Tracking Radar, Radar Bomb Scoring for RB 66,anyonr recall an Airman David Price??. enjoyed the site .... 01/29/2008 @ 17:34 [ref: 6721] |
| Frank Sacco Kelayres, Pennsylvania | This is in response to Larry Laffoon's email about Lt. Col. Cole and Major Tate. I was an aircraft mechanic at Shaw AFB from 1969 to 1972 in the 33rd squadron. I remember that horrible day vividly. I was the spare aircraft that day. From what I believe, I think the tail numbers were 68-579. I preflighted that aircraft that day and found out I would be getting pilots later on. It turned out to be Lt. Col. Cole and Maj. Tate. I strapped them in, started them up and sent them off that day- I've always thought that I was the last to have seen them!! Everything seemed to go smoothly and all was normal. I remember they were flying slick wing that day. I launched the aircraft, it took off and my shift was over- second shift was going to recover the aircraft. Later on that night when i found out they crashed, I went back to the Ops building, feeling awful and thinking I did something wrong. I too liked Lt. Col. Cole and thought highly of him. I was told at the Ops building it was a mid-air collision and Lt. Col. Cole's aircraft came up underneath Capt. Jenkins' aircraft. Cole and Tate probably never even knew what happened and Capt. Jenkins and his back-seater ejected and were picked up in the ocean and survived. That's all I know. It was interesting to hear the story from another person's point of view... so, was I the last to have seen them??!! I've always thought about that day and thought the same thing about being the last to see them off. I even spoke to them before they colsed the canopy on the plane, and talked them off on startup. Hope this is helpful at all, unfortunately I don't have the crash report. Another interesting thing that you've actually enliightened me on after all these years was I've always wondered why I got pilots that day because I was the spare. Now I know. I've never heard anything about a cover up or anything like that. Hope to hear from you soon. Frank 12/31/2007 @ 08:11 [ref: 6646] |
| Duog Grant Bella Vista Arkansas, Arkansas | I was at Shaw 1975-78. I was an air traffic controller. I remember starting out in a mobile tower as the permanent facility was being remodeled. I was wondering if anybody has a photo of an RF4C with the tail letters JO on it they could send me. I would like to have one - I saw so many of them in 2.5 years! drg1251@yahoo.com 12/18/2007 @ 11:23 [ref: 6590] |
| Robert Niederschmidt Cincinnati, Ohio |  I was in the 3rd Radio Relay in 1955 and we were at Pope AFB. Shaw was our HQ but we went on "Operation Sage Brush" in Louisiana in October 55 and in November I ended up in Korea. I guess the 3rd went to Shaw. 11/27/2007 @ 11:24 [ref: 6534] |
| Grover Salyer Katy, Texas | I was in 3rd Radio Relay Sqadron, later the 728th A C & W from 1961 to 1965. I remember the RB 66, RF 101 and the newer RF4C. We were on the wooded side of the flight line. I served on the relay site in Johnsoville SC for part of one year. I remember Rod Schlimmer, Roger Dobias, Jim Ballou, Lt. Sutphin, Lt. Jeter. 10/28/2007 @ 20:54 [ref: 6446] |
| Larry Laffoon Hoover, Alabama |  This is in response to message by Richard C. Harper. I was stationed at Shaw,A.F.B. May 1970 to Aug.1973.I was probably one of the last people to see Lt.Col.Cole and Maj.Tate alive. I unfortunately do not remember Maj.Tate but Lt.Col.Cole was the Squadron Commander of the 33rd Tactical Reconnisance Training Squadron. Lt.Col.Cole was one of the best men I met during my time in the Air Force. I was new at Shaw in 1970 and was pulling weekend duty during the 1970 Air Show at Shaw. My parents came to the airshow,as we crossed the parking lot we encountered Lt.Col.Cole. I was going to try to get my parents into a good area for viewing the show. Lt.Col.Cole took them "under his wing" and he gave them a personal tour through squadron operations and got them some great seats for the air show. Later my dad spoke very highly of Lt.Col.Cole. My father would not praise just anyone. He had nothing but good things to say about Lt.Col.Cole. I was working the weekend in Nov.1972 as an Avionics Instrument Technician when I received a call for a "redball"(rush repair on a bird ready to fly). This was on Lt.Col.Cole's aircraft. His RF-4C had a problem that would require a part to be replaced. This repair would require removal of the ejection seat. He opted to take a back-up aircraft. This was the last I saw of Lt.Col.Cole. To the best of my knowledge he was liked by nearly everyone I knew in the squadron. Please let me know what the crash report indicated. What I have heard about the crash made me believe there was a cover up blaming Lt.Col.Cole for the crash. I find it hard to believe what I have heard. I hope that Lt.Col.Cole and Maj.Tate can rest in peace. 10/13/2007 @ 20:13 [ref: 6395] |
| Rodney Schlimmer McMinnville, Tennessee | I was stationed at Shaw from 1961 til 1963. 3rd Radio Relay, later 728th AC&W, part of the 507th CCGp. C124's, B66's and 101 Voodoos are my most vivid memories of that time. I remember loading the CASF boxes on C124' and flying off on "war games". Good times and good memories. 07/01/2007 @ 13:52 [ref: 6030] |
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