Stories and memories of Col. Francis Harold Potter, USAF (1921-2009)

Personally written stories and memories of a career USAF Bomber pilot.

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PBS “The Bomb” – FHP’s Legacy lives on

August 31, 2015by Ben Phillips Leave a comment

A legacy that lives on. Francis Potter left this earth 6 years ago, and left the service of the United States Air Force in 1969.  And yet his memory, and his […]

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BOEING B-52D: AIRCRAFT #56-0676

April 8, 2015by Ben Phillips Leave a comment

Boeing B-52 Model D, aircraft #56-0676 now sits on static display at the Heritage Air Park on Fairchild Air Force Base, near Spokane Washington.   Driving on to base one […]

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Airforce Flying Certificates

January 11, 2015by Ben Phillips Leave a comment

Certificates earned during a USAF flying career.

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Portraits in Time

January 11, 2015by Ben Phillips 1 Comment

Portrait pictures of Col Francis H. Potter, USAF.

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Accidents, or Happenings? Unexpected encounters while flying.

January 11, 2015by Ben Phillips Leave a comment

I could feel the vibrations and hear the noise of the departing KC 135 tanker aircraft that early morning as it echoed through the heavy fog. I had just arrived […]

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B-36, B-52, Berlin Airlift

Fifty Years Ago It Happened – Memories of the Berlin Airlift 50th Anniversary Reunion

January 11, 2015by Ben Phillips Leave a comment

How many remember events of 50 years past? Younger people may think that’s pre-historic, but for many past that age, vivid memories remain. Since my working life was linked with […]

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My experiences while flying at .77 Mach

January 11, 2015by Ben Phillips Leave a comment

In 1956 the 92 Bomb Wing, (H) was alerted for upgrading to Boeing’s new eight engined all jet heavy bomber, the B-52’s. We had three bomb squadrons in our wing, […]

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CONTROLLED INDOCTRINATION FLIGHT COURSE – PILOT RATING BOOK: Col. Francis H. Potter USAF

January 11, 2015by Ben Phillips Leave a comment

The pages below are scans of the CONTROLLED INDOCTRINATION FLIGHT COURSE – PILOT RATING BOOK of Col. Francis H. Potter, USAF.  Col Potter began flight training on August 12th, 1943 […]

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Pilot Flight Record And Log Book: Col. Francis H. Potter, USAF

January 10, 2015by Ben Phillips 1 Comment

The information below is summarized from Pilot Flight Log Book of Col. Francis Harold Potter USAF .   See photos below for scans of individual log book pages. Link to Spreadsheet […]

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Interview With Col. Francis Potter – March 1990

January 10, 2014by Ben Phillips Leave a comment

Interviewer:  You’ve got almost 10,000 flying hours.  That’s a lot of hours. Potter:  Yes, but the airline pilots now make a career out of it, so a lot of them […]

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B-36, B-52, Berlin Airlift, Occupied Japan

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