| Alabama ANG - 117th ARW, Birmingham |
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Reviews / Comments by our visitors
| Kenny Russell Pinsong, Alabama |  I was a backseater in one of these back during Korea. They were flying me back home after I got injured. The pilot was struggling with a cerebral edema and stroked out, so I had to take the stick. Luckily, my buddy Walter Skiggins was an Iowa State Trooper helicopter pilot, and had taught me a few tricks. I took over the plane right before we hit a bridge. I flew that sucker right under the bridge. The Air Corps wont acknowledge it though. They found out that I was only twelve, so they deny that ever even served. 03/31/2009 @ 12:13 [ref: 8765] |
| alex wiginton birmingham, Alabama |  Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! 02/16/2008 @ 07:10 [ref: 6771] |
| Mike \"Ollie\" Oliver Las Vegas, Nevada | Cool to the max, I was in the 117/106 from 1979 to 1992 when I transfered to Alaska ANG. Love it! Ollie 07/23/2007 @ 10:17 [ref: 6146] |
| snakeyes , Florida | To the son of Major Wayne Fitts. Yes I met him except they called him Scrote. Just so you know, he was probably one of the finest aviators to ever ride double ugly. I believe he was a graduate of Fighter Weapons School and a hell of a good guy. 11/16/2006 @ 13:24 [ref: 5429] |
| Doug Walker Baker, Louisiana | I served with the 106th Squadron in the 117th from 1954 to 1959, crewing a Douglas B-26 and then the Republic RF-84F photo recon plane. I left in 1959 and joined the Army for active duty. 05/15/2006 @ 15:06 [ref: 5005] |
| Jarrod White Gulf Shores, Alabama |  My dad flew RF-4's out of Birmingham til they were retired in 94. The year before, one of his buddies crashed one of the planes and died, which is one of the reasons they were retired. If anyone here ever met Major Wayne Fitts, email me, and I'll hook you up. 10/14/2005 @ 14:36 [ref: 4507] |
| Kenneth Coutch Birmingham, Alabama | My dad was in the old 117th. He retired from it in 1995 I think. The 117th the world class. I hate to see the 117th go. My dad was a jet engine mech. I live real close the the b'ham airport from 1973 till I moved in 1991. I missed the roar on the f4 on wedsday night so bad when i moved i couldn't sleep. 08/12/2005 @ 18:30 [ref: 4335] |
| WAD BHM, Alabama | RB is correct, once an RF4-C, always a RF-4C. They served in the Gulf War in 1990 / 1991 and continued to fly in the 117th at BHM until May 1994. Some were drones and some were storage at Davis Mothin, Az. 08/09/2005 @ 03:06 [ref: 4317] |
| John Barlow Denver, Colorado | Greetings...I'm a 12TRS alumni from Vietnam times (1969-70). My nickname was "Baby Huey" (from "Baby Lieuy"), given to me by Major Andrews, a unit RSO (RF-4C). Why not? I was 6'3" tall and 200 pounds-taller and firmer than any toothpick "butterbar" at Tan Son Nhut AB serving in those days. I heard Birmingham got our PPIF (I was a photo/infra red interpretation officer in those days in 'Nam) vans and stuff after the war. Questionm: Can any Birmingham folk lay their hands on an AlaANG lapel pin-sized insignia? I'll explain later. 06/21/2005 @ 14:48 [ref: 4160] |
| Kenny Russell Centerpoint, Alabama | I forgot to mintion that me and my sun own a cuple of auto parts stores up in iowa and i got a helicopter for sail. i just hooked up with a hot yung tenderoni and we plans on mooving back up to iowa to run my farm. email me if you want to bye my copter from me its sweet i bot it from the army museum at scofield baracks. my buddy used to fly prisoners in it. one time we crashed one on an iland in hawi and it took them too days to find us. he almost got fired for that ones. 05/05/2005 @ 12:58 [ref: 4038] |
Last updated: 02/14/00.
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