| Show Jet Refurbishing Starts At Hill Utah Air Air- Force Air Force Association members turned the first wrench on an F F 4 4 4 aircraft reconstruction reconstruction reconstruction re re- re- re construction project at Hill March 16 TWENTY workers will donate donate donate do do- nate their aircraft skills and begin the first of many shifts needed to get the jet ready for display at the Air Force Academy on May 29 Harry Cleveland Utah AF AFA A president said that the Phantom Phantom Phantom Phan Phan- tom will be rebuilt into the external configuration of the deadly 1600 mile per hour fighter Deadline for completion comple comple- tion of the work at Hill is May 15 MR CLEVELAND said that the AFA teams will work two hours a Mondays ight-Mondays t v i c- c Y Thursdays and all day on Saturdays if need be to get the job done Built by McDonnell-Douglas McDonnell Corp the Ole aircraft was delivered delivered delivered de de- livered to the Air Force on Aug 30 1965 IT WAS VAS battle damaged while on a mission in Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam Viet Viet- nam on May 12 1968 and made an emergency landing at Cho Lat Marine Base The aircraft blew the left main tire on touchdown veered off the runway the nose gear collapsed and further damage damage damage dam dam- age was done to the F 4 before it came to an abrupt stop The pilot Lt Col Donald T. T Lynch and Capt Charles Choba Jr pilot co-pilot escaped without injury Both are now sign d t I o y Ji Lii I 1 to 1 EVERYTHING useful to the theAir theAir theAir Air Force was removed at Hill Parts from other wrecked F ls will be used to fashion the outside appearances of a anew anew anew new aircraft Upon completion of the project project project the fuselage will be boxed separately from the tail and wings and the aircraft trucked to the Air Force Academy The fighter then will be reassembled reassembled reassembled re re- re- re assembled and lifted on a pedestal for permanent dis dis- dis- dis play A. A B. B DRAPER of Roy and an AFA member has been named to supervise the recon recon- The veteran aircraft aircraft aircraft air air- craft repair foreman at Hill will be assisted b by William Fryer of 1161 North St. St Ogi Og- Og l i F fore is raS r. r e- e tt J man in the Maintenance Directorate Directorate Directorate Di Di- at Hill lull Mr 1 Draper Mr Fryer Frer and the other volunteers will work without pay and on their own time Mr Cleveland said MRS ROBERT H. H McCutcheon eon wife of the Ogden Air Materiel Area commander will prepare coffee and cookies cookies cookies cook cook- ies for the workers on the Monday shift She is a member member member mem mem- ber of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Utah AF AFA A. A Other woman members will serve the men during the working hours Among those those participating in the May 29 ceremony atthe at the Air Force Academy will willbe willbe willbe be Brig Gen Robin Robin Olds General Olds is Commandant of Cadets a triple ace former F a pil 4 y 0 f ji of fi |
