Accidents, or Happenings? Unexpected encounters while flying.
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 […]
Tag Archives: Berlin Airlift
Fifty Years Ago It Happened – Memories of the Berlin Airlift 50th Anniversary Reunion
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 […]
My experiences while flying at .77 Mach
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, […]
Pilot Flight Record And Log Book: Col. Francis H. Potter, USAF
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 […]
The Berlin Airlift, As Remember It
From the middle of 1946 to early summer of 1949, I was assigned to the 317th Troop Carrier Group stationed at Tachikawa Japan. The mission for our group was to […]
Stories and memories of Col. Francis Harold Potter, USAF (1921-2009) 