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Crew Chief Corner The B 4. Stratojet Association. This page contains information and stories from and about the ground and support crews associated with the mission requirements of SAC and the B 4. Please feel free to request your experiences be published in this area. The Crew Chiefs Symposium held at the Tucson Reunion. Pictures from the Crew Chiefs Symposium  click on any photo to enlarge        by Gus Letto                                Dave Neel, Moderator Crew Chiefs on the panel Jim Diamonds story. Those in attendance. RAF Brize Norton had four B 4. Air Division to remain proficient in the B 4. The assigned Crew Chiefs were Joe Rosario, Marvin Nelms, Earl Jones and Claude Loveless. Kilauea Mount Etna Mount Yasur Mount Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira Piton de la Fournaise Erta Ale. To Mr. Trevor Allen, Historian, b26. I would like to take this opportunity to say Thank You for the marvelous work you have done in preserving the. USAF Serial Numbers Last revised October 23, 2017. They called their four aircraft flight the 7th Air Division Aero Club. Joe Rosarios B 4. Marvin Nelms about to fly on 5. Spain. This above photo is of Msgt. Carl Glass who was known quite well by all in the RAF Brize Norton maintenance area. He was the NCOIC of the Alert Branch and an Indian from Oklahoma. He ran the section with a firm hand, no exceptionsThe 4. Bomb Wing Maintenance personnel and their wives had their biannual meeting in Branson, MO on Sep. Oct. 3, 2. 01. 3. A lot of stories were told and re told. Most of us came into the USAF in 1. Anniversary  of getting to know each other. Click on each photo to enlarge. Chanute-22-700.jpg' alt='Chanute Air Force Base Patch' title='Chanute Air Force Base Patch' />Our entertainment for the last evening was a show by Barbara Fairchild. During the show Bud East told me she had her eye on me as we were sitting right beside the stage. I told him it is you she is looking at and sure enough she came right over and sang to Bud. The following 7 pictures are from Wes Bender and were taken at RAF Brize Norton This photo taken while standing on top of the sod covered WWII hanger. A view of the plane undergoing after flight inspection. Same day different view. POL has arrived with a load of fuel. Appears to be Carterton or Brize. Norton village in the background. Looks to be bedded down for the nightOpps, Wes the optics cover is left open. Yes, the optics cover is open for sure It sure looks lonely out there all by itself. BS Crew Chiefs Standing, A2. C Unknown, TSGT Tom Monaghan CC 2. A2. C Kenny Bloom ACC 2. SSGT Wes Bender CC 2. A2. C Henry Appleby ACC 2. A1. C Jim Barron PE Spec. Knelling A1. C Parker, SSGT Larry Brahaney CC 2. TSGT Harold Lippens, SSGT Ed Gleason CC 3. Gus Grissom Wikipedia. Gus Grissom. NASAAstronaut. Nationality. United States. Born. Virgil Ivan Grissom1. April 3, 1. 92. 6Mitchell, Indiana, U. S. Died. January 2. Cape Kennedy, Florida, U. S. Resting place. Arlington National Cemetery. Other occupation. Test pilot. Purdue University, B. S. 1. 95. 0Air Force Institute of Technology, B. S. 1. 95. 6Rank. Lieutenant colonel, USAFTime in space. Selection. 19. 59 NASA Group 1. Missions. Mercury Redstone 4, Gemini 3, Apollo 1. Mission insignia. Awards. Distinguished Flying Cross. Congressional Space Medal of Honor. NASA Distinguished Service Medal. Lieutenant Colonel. Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom April 3, 1. January 2. 7, 1. 96. NASAProject Mercuryastronauts, a United States Air Forcetest pilot, and a mechanical engineer. He was the second American to fly in space, and the first member of the NASA Astronaut Corps to fly in space twice. Grissom enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces as an aviation cadet during World War II. As the end of the war neared, Grissom sought to be discharged and married Betty Moore. Grissom enrolled at Purdue University, graduating with a bachelors in mechanical engineering in 1. He reenlisted in the United States Air Force, earning his pilots wings in 1. Grissom flew over 1. Korean War, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with an oak leaf cluster. He was reassigned to work as a flight instructor at Bryan Air Force Base. He attended the U. S. Air Force Institute of Technology for a year and earned a bachelors degree in aeromechanics. Selected as one of the Mercury Seven astronauts, Grissom was the pilot of the second American suborbital flight, in the Liberty Bell 7. The hatch of the craft blew off and filled with water, causing it to sink to the bottom of the ocean. His next flight was in the Project Gemini Program in a craft named the Molly Brown, which was a successful mission. He was killed along with fellow astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee during a pre launch test for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station then known as Cape Kennedy, Florida. He was the first of the Mercury Seven to die. Lord Of The Rings Program Notes'>Lord Of The Rings Program Notes. He was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and, posthumously, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. BiographyeditFamily and backgroundeditGrissom was born in Mitchell, Indiana, on April 3, 1. Dennis David Grissom and Cecile King Grissom. His father was a signalman for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and his mother a homemaker. His older sister died shortly before his birth, and he was followed by three younger siblings, Wilma, Norman and Lowell. As a child he attended the local Church of Christ, where he remained a lifelong member. He joined the Boy Scouts Troop 4. Star Scout. 3Grissom attended public elementary schools, and went on to Mitchell High School. He met and befriended Betty Lavonne Moore, his future wife, at school through their extracurricular activities. His boy scout troop carried the American flag at school basketball games, while she played the drum in the high school band. His first jobs were delivering newspapers for the Indianapolis Star in the morning, and the Bedford Times in the evening. He also worked at a local meat market, a service station, and a clothing store. He occasionally spent time at a local airport in Bedford, Indiana, where he first became interested in flying. A local attorney who owned a small plane would take him on flights for a 1 fee and taught him the basics of flying. Military careereditWorld War IIedit. Gus Grissom in his Air Force uniform. World War II broke out while Grissom was still in high school, and he was eager to enlist upon graduation. He enlisted as an aviation cadet in the United States Army Air Forces, and completed an entrance exam in November 1. Grissom graduated from high school in 1. United States Army at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, on August 8, 1. He was sent to Sheppard Field in Wichita Falls, Texas, for basic flight training, after which he was sent to Brooks Field in San Antonio, Texas, and then, in January 1. Boca Raton Army Airfield in Florida as a clerk. Grissom sought to be discharged as the war neared its end, and married Betty Moore on July 6, 1. They married at the First Baptist Church in Mitchell while on leave, and his brother Norman served as his best man. He was discharged from the army in November 1. Grissom took a job at Carpenter Body Works, a local bus manufacturing business, and rented an apartment in Mitchell. He had trouble earning a sufficient income and was determined to attend college. Using the G. I. Bill for partial payment of his school tuition, Grissom enrolled at Purdue University in September 1. During his time in college, Betty returned to live with her parents and took a job at the Indiana Bell Telephone Company while he worked part time as a cook at a local restaurant. Grissom took summer classes to finish early and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in February 1. Korean WareditGrissom re enlisted in the military after he graduated from Purdue, this time in the newly formed United States Air Force. Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2 Endor Dlc Pc. He was accepted into the air cadet basic training program at Randolph Air Force Base in Universal City, Texas. Upon completion of the program, he was assigned to Williams Air Force Base in Mesa, Arizona. In March 1. Grissom received his pilot wings and commission as a second lieutenant. Betty remained in Indiana, and while he was away his first child, Scott, was born. After his birth they joined Grissom in Arizona. The family remained there only briefly and in December 1. Presque Isle, Maine, where Grissom was assigned to Presque Isle Air Force Base and became a member of the 7. Fighter Interceptor Squadron. USAFF 8. 6F, similar to the aircraft Grissom flew in Korea. With the ongoing Korean War, Grissoms squadron was dispatched to the war zone in February 1. There he flew as an F 8. Sabre replacement pilot and was reassigned to the 3. Fighter Squadron of the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing stationed at Kimpo Air Base. He flew 1. 00 combat missions. On multiple occasions he broke up Korean air raids as their Mi. Gs would often flee at the first sign of superior American aircraft. How To Synergy Video Express there. On March 1. 1, 1. Grissom was promoted to first lieutenant and was cited for his superlative airmanship. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with an oak leaf cluster. Grissom asked to remain in Korea to fly another 2. He was given the option of choosing which base he wished to be stationed at in the United States he requested Bryan AFB in Bryan, Texas. He served there as a flight instructor, and was joined by his wife and son. His second child was born there in 1. During a training exercise with a cadet, a trainee pilot caused a flap to break off the plane, sending it spinning out of control. Grissom climbed from the rear seat of the small craft to take over the controls and safely land the jet. In August 1. 95. 5, Grissom was reassigned to the U. S. Air Force Institute of Technology located in Dayton, Ohio. After completing the year long course he earned a bachelors degree in Aeromechanics in 1. In October 1. 95. USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and returned to Wright Patterson AFB in May 1. NASA careereditIn 1. Grissom received an official teletype message instructing him to report to an address in Washington, D. C. wearing civilian clothes.