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Show Page HILL TOP TIMES 18 0 o si By Betty Jones Flight Test Branch, Aircraft Division, Directorate of Maintenance, was recently presented the "USAF Flying for Award" Safety meritorious achievement in flight safety by Maj. Gen. Edmund A. Rafalko, Ogden ALC commander. The award, one of 20 presented by USAF each year, covers the period Jan. 1 1971 The through Dec. 31, 1973. The seven pilots and four November 1, 1974 Tesif Brairoclh wSmis (sword IrD weapons system officers cited completed numerous flights in reconnaissance aircraft and the "C", "D" and "E" models of the the RF-- 4 F-- 4 Phantom with no accidents period. during the three-yea- r Aircrewmen assigned to the branch primarily perform production aircraft functional flight tests. Aircraft coming from the production line upon completion of major overhaul modifications and-o- r times as necessary to insure Reserve starts Force Reserve pilots from Hill AFB are again subsonic thing low-levmissions in northwestern Utah and southwestern Idaho. Civilian pilots are advised to chcvk current aviation maps posted at their local airports Air el to become familiar with the routes. s Thunderchief from Detachment 508 at the Utah air base are flying the routes and will 5 fighter-homlx'r- are flown by these crews as many preceding operational return F-4- of ones. e. A secondary mission of the branch is levied by systems engineers of the Directorate of Materiel Management who are tasked to provide initial testing and evaluation of proposed modifications to the F-prior to appraisal by all using commands. Chief of the branch is Lt. Col. Gerald E. Woodcock. Members of his staff are Lt. Ogden ALC is flown 2.2. times. Flights are performed over the large desert test area west of Great Salt Lake. In addition to maintenance 'test flights which comprise 70 per cent of the workload, the low-lev- el 4 flights Detachment 508 pilots will' file a flight plan with the Salt Lake City Flight Service Station at least 30 minutes prior to takeoff. Civilian pilots are urged to check with the Flight Services Station if they plan to fly in the isolated area or to cross the published routes, officials said. Francis J. Kramer, Jr., years here of military service, began his military career in 1951 as a gunner. He entered pilot training and graduated in 1953 as a second lieutenant. Colonel Kramer was a member of the Air Force Aerial Demonstration Team. "The Sk blazers." and served on the team from September B-2- r"jL - mi if t1, 9 I' Col. ,1, Francis I. Kramer. Jr. Mate Suggestions Yew hobby.. i me Division - rsm mm formance i i m and Programs the Directorate ot Operations A native of Sayville. N Y.. Colonel Howell received a within bachelor's economics in degree from Forham University. Ml, in 1955. He received a master's degree in louistics management from the Air Force Institute of 4. KEN GOMM Secretary for this elite I : " controller and flew ' ,s k ... & Friday Nov. Wright Technology Patterson AFB, Ohio in 19G8. The colonel has nearly 20 years of military service, including duty in Japan. Okinawa and Taiwan. Colonel Howell is married to the former Josephine T. O'Farrell of Brooklyn. N.Y. Saturday 2 & 1 Ken invites all his friends to come and visit and check his low country prices. KEN'S CHEVROLET Want news? Dial 6688 or 689 Phone 875 S. Main Heber City, Utah 654-296- or Phone Salt Lake 4 359-352- 376-149- 3 3 mm pa rOK Ol K VAI I H) ( I STOMr KS: his coupon is worth 25c toward tour nti purchase on a casr of 2410 o. bottles of Ihe Pop Shoppe pop it h thf return of tour rmpf t tan and bottles to tour fatorite PoP Shopp outlet. SALES And Let Us Show You How We Can Save You Money Call For an Appointment 6- :::: -- COUNTRY VILLAGE 376-584- "? GRAND OPENING 492 The colonel then attended the Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk. Va. Colonel Kramer later was assigned to England AFB. Ia . where he commanded a 'tactical fighter squadron. The colonel and his wife. have three sons and Astrid. two daughters. missions. I Evenings 0 Announces a Before You Purchase Your New Mobile Home Call Us At & , jJ ;m NOTICE MOBILE HOME ESTATES Flying Distinguished 15 Crosses, 100 Air Medals, three two Hearts, Purple Meritorious Service Medals, two Bronze Stars and nine Air Force Commendation Medals. I: Long Time Resident of Roy... to December 1961. He began his tour as a solo pilot flying in the lead position and commanded the team before reassignment to Luke AFB Ariz. He served in Vietnam for one year as a forward air New officer assigned at Lt. Col. Frank Howell has been assignee! to Hill AFB as the new Hesident Auditor. He comes to Utah from Norton AFB. Calif., where he was chief of the Audit Per- group is Bette Dunlop. The USAF Flying Safety plaque will be permanently retained in the branch along with the AFLC Flying Safety Award which Achievement was previously received. to the 2849th Air Base Group as Chief of Flight Safety and Capt. Joseph R. Daskevich. who is Aide to the Ogden ALC for service in Southeast Asia. Collectively, they have earned 1958 new Hill AFB deputy from Korea where he commanded Kwang Ju Air Base and the 617st Combat Support Squadron. The colonel, a veteran of 23 commander. All aircrewmen are highly qualified, with extensive backgrounds in fighter aircraft of all types, including all models of the F-All have combat experience -- F-- 4, demonstrated by an impressive array of decorations feigh-spee- d Colonel reports for duty is the which is further in low-leve- l, el commander, coming the Adams, Lt. Col. Reid Henry Majors Darley, and Lewis Lynn Sjogren, Richard L. Benson and Captains Paul S. Lane and Bruce Sanders. In addition, there is Maj. Tom Denhardt who was recently reassigned Col. Tom important part of training Air Force Reserve pilots in navigation. Flights are below 1,500 feet and are flown in one direction only when the ceiling is above 3.000 feet and visibility is more than five miles. runs are an The Col. Force Systems Command to test and evaluate munitions from the Air Force inventory, as well as new to using s Air and commands, world-widOn the average, an F-- 4 overhauled or modified by the continue until further notice, base officials said. Flights usually are con-,- , ducted on Tuesdays through Saturdays. The runs are over isolated areas and populated areas are avoided. low-lev- flight test crewmen also fly missions in support of AFLC that all systems and components operate properly. These flights are the last step in the production cycle F f"4 Pi p Shipp Inter naii"r.il lit. piry date. Not. It). 1974 ThePoP Shoppe.".. 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