4453rd Combat Crew Training Wing
1999 Guestbook!
| Name: | Bob Sweeney |
| City: | Green Valley,AZ |
| Country: | USA |
| Comments: | I was a dock chief with the 4453rd from fall of '62 to Nov.,"68. I would appreciate hearing from former members. |
| Date: 16:46:42, December 23 | |
| Name: | Mark W. Lappen |
| City: | Alexandria, Va |
| Country: | USA |
| Comments: | I was a mbr of 4453 from Dec 1963(McDill) to July 1966 (Davis-Monthan). Transfered to 366 TFS Da Nang Discharged Aug 1967. Question ? Has there ever been talk about a reunion of those who served in the unit either in Fl or Az. or both. Let me know I would attend such an event. |
| Date: 13:18:44, December 20 | |
| Name: | Johnson, Erik |
| City: | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Country: | USA |
| Comments: | 4453 FMS egress shop, 1964-68 |
| Date: 10:01:37, November 17 | |
| Name: | James P. "Pat Bodin |
| City: | Atwater |
| Country: | CA |
| Comments: | Excellent Site! Saw quite a few familiar names. Missed even more names, like Vito Gaigalis (Sp?) Bruce Hobbs, Bob Bennett, Rick Bell, Chief Converse, Richard Chenais, and many others. I was just 9 months at DM, enough to get my J30151, volunteer for Cam Ranh Bay and meet Suzanne (almost 30 years married). My high school ring is still buried somewhere in Sabino Canyon. See you somewhere in cyberspace PB |
| Date: 23:59:14, November 05 | |
| Name: | Phixer |
| City: | Round Rock, TX |
| Country: | USA |
| Homepage: | http://users.ev1.net/~phixer |
| Comments: | Great site. Of course, I like any site related to the Phantom. I worked F-4Es and RF-4Cs at Seymour Johnson (82-86), Zweibrucken (87-91) and Bergstrom (91-92). |
| Date: 20:21:31, September 15 | |
| Name: | Joe Knisel |
| City: | houston |
| Country: | usa |
| Comments: | I used to wrench F-4E's and occasionally F-4D's at Hahn AB, Germany with the 50th TFW from Nov 74 - Oct 76. Then transferred to Edwards AFB for two years on the F-15 Joint Task Force; working mainly on the first two seater 71-290. Way cool. |
| Date: 04:24:41, September 09 | |
| Name: | Gary Hughes |
| City: | Mount Shasta, CA |
| Country: | USA |
| Comments: | Hello Tucson, I am the fellow that was in the F-4 from Nellis that crashed at DM in December of 1967 killing four Tucson women. Flew 213 missions with the 390th TFS at DaNang in 1968 and 1969. Spent some time in the hospital before returning to Las Vegas. The people of Tucson were great to me. Lots of get well cards -- no hate mail. Love them all! Not the best dollar ride on record. |
| Date: 16:12:58, September 04 | |
| Name: | August C. (Buddy) Lindner |
| City: | Houston |
| Country: | USA |
| Homepage: | http://www.buddy.lindner.net |
| Comments: | Great page......photos bring back lots of memories. I was with the 4453rd from May of 1964 to Dec 1966 before going to Cam Ranh Bay til Oct 1967. In the Fire Control Shop.......remember a lot of the planes from the pics..........Thanks keep up the good work...... |
| Date: 22:38:26, September 02 | |
| Name: | rich mayer |
| City: | chicago |
| Country: | usa |
| Comments: | served with the 4453 cctw from 1963-1967 as a J42350 at mcdill and davis-monthan. honorable discharged as a ssgt on july 1st 1967. |
| Date: 09:47:21, August 20 | |
| Name: | ZIGMONT LUKSHA JR. |
| City: | HOUSTON,TX |
| Country: | USA |
| Comments: | I WAS WITH THE 4453RD FMS ENGINE SHOP AT DM FROM JULY 68 TO JUNE 69.FROM THERE I WENT TO THE 12TH FMS CAM RAHN UNTIL ABOUT NOV.69 WHEN THEY WERE SENT BACK TO THE STATES AND I WAS SENT TO THE 366TH FMS(GUNFIGHTERS) UNTIL JULY 70.AFTER THAT I ENDED UP IN SAC. I FOUND YOUR PAGE BY ACCIDENT AND HAVE ENJOYED BROWESING THRU.IT HAS BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES AND AT THE SAME TIME I WONDER WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE GUYS WHO WERE WITH ME FROM DM TO DA NANG LIKE COPELAND(COPE),PAIGNE,JOHNNY,CHRIS,RAYMON J. MAHAN JR. AND PAYTON. MAYBE SOMEDAY WE'LL MEET AGAIN. |
| Date: 17:49:27, August 15 | |
| Name: | David Mumma |
| City: | Peoria, AZ |
| Country: | USA |
| Comments: | I was a member of the wing from 1966 to 1971 when it moved to Luke. I was in the 56th and 57th Squadrons. |
| Date: 17:26:42, August 12 | |
| Name: | Randal A. McMains |
| City: | Plainfield |
| Country: | USA |
| Comments: | I was a member of the 4453rd from Nov. 67 till Jan. 69, was a c/c on the F4. That was the best aircraft the AF had. Had some good times there. This has brought many memories back. This site is really good, keep up the good work. |
| Date: 07:52:34, August 11 | |
| Name: | fred walters |
| City: | altoona pa |
| Country: | us |
| Comments: | great at macdill 67 to70 |
| Date: 14:23:09, July 15 | |
| Name: | Don Thompson |
| City: | Fort Worth |
| Country: | USA |
| Comments: | I was stationed at DM from summer 69 to Jan 70, in the A&E shop radar |
| Date: 11:25:41, June 16 | |
| Name: | Douglas Harris |
| City: | Elmont,NY |
| Country: | USA |
| Comments: | Hi, Hope you get this. I was among the first to sign into the 4453rd CCTS. Was at MacDill long before we ever got the Navy F4B's. Also, went with the transfer to D-M and left the service in Aug'65. I was in the A&E Sq. with Fire Control(radar). This is a great site. |
| Date: 23:03:14, June 15 | |
| Name: | Jim Polsley |
| City: | Pinellas Park, FL |
| Country: | U.S. |
| Homepage: | http://www.4453cctw.org/ |
| Comments: | In 1962 transfered from Kadena to MacDill to the 4453rd. Went to WCS training at Oceana in Feb 1963. We use to send 10 to 15 people out when we had a radar writeup. Quite a sight and fighting to get in the cockpit!!! transfered to Edwards AFB in Nov 1963 for the F4C Test Force. Back to MacDill Nov 1964. We moved the 12 TFW to Camh Ranh Bay in Nov of 1965. |
| Date: 17:40:07, May 26 | |
| Name: | Bill Edmiston |
| City: | Susanville, CA. |
| Country: | USA |
| Homepage: | http:// |
| Comments: | I was assigned to the 4535th CCTS @ George AFB in 68 do you know if there is a website for this unit? You have a great site by the way. Very nice. |
| Date: 13:04:42, April 18 | |
| Name: | Peter J. Fraser-Tibbett |
| City: | Cooroy, Queensland |
| Country: | Australia |
| Homepage: | http://www.spiderweb.com.au/~frasbett/powmia.html |
| Comments: | Great website. Enjoyed my vist here very much. Will be back soon. Like to invite you to vist my website soon. |
| Date: 05:39:25, April 12 | |
| Name: | AEROMILTEC INC |
| City: | -- |
| Country: | USA/GERMANY |
| Homepage: | http://WWW.aeromiltec.com |
| Comments: | This is a real great site..was a pleasure to visit you...keep the spirits up |
| Date: 17:35:35, April 11 | |
| Name: | Eugene J. Molinari Jr. (Gino) |
| City: | Oneonta, NY |
| Country: | USA |
| Homepage: | http:// |
| Comments: | 1968 member 4453CCTW/MMS |
| Date: 21:30:36, March 04 | |
| Name: | Norm Wilson |
| City: | Overland Park, KS |
| Country: | USA |
| Homepage: | http:// |
| Comments: | Hi!! I was assigned to DM in March, 67, 803 Combat Support Group, and was the personal equipment technician for the 4454th squadron Mar. 67-until TAC authorized its own personal equipment troops. SSGT Tom Harmer, MSGT Norm Bechtel, a couple of the men I served with. I rec'd a zero defects award from the squadron before I left....a lot of pleasant memories. I'd like to hear from anyone that may have known me there. |
| Date: 13:24:00, January 05 | |