Guestbook Archives
12/27/2001 Thru 11/03/2006

 

Friday 11/03/2006 2:19:27am
Name: Scott Atwood
Homepage:
E-Mail: satwood66@yahoo.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Gainesville, Ga
Comments: I was in the 74th from 1986-88 than at Alconbury in the 511th from 90-92.

Thursday 08/24/2006 4:37:50am
Name: Robert Gants
Homepage:
E-Mail: anthrobob@yahoo.com
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: Loris, SC, USA
Comments: I was the crew chief of 78-0722. Was a hard pill to swallow when our chief pulled up and told me my bird wasn't coming back (nor, as it happened, was Capt. Phyllis who was flying her that day). She did, by the way, have incomplete nose art, we had the name
"Last Crusade" on her. (I'm guilty on two counts in that respect, I have a degree in anthropology, and am an Indiana Jones fan even today). I was also standing there the day they towed 2664 in, and there the day she flew back home with us. Great job done by the depot team.

Robert Gants
TSgt, USAF Retired.

Wednesday 06/14/2006 4:16:36am
Name: BRADFORD THOMAS
Homepage:
E-Mail: bradford.thomas@ssc.nasa.gov
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: SLIDELL, LA.
Comments: BRINGS BACK SOME MEMORIES, NOT ALL GOOD BUT, WE MADE IT. 926 TFW NAS NOLA

Saturday 06/10/2006 3:01:40am
Name: ray riehle
Homepage: http://www.teamwarthog.org
E-Mail: ray@aapplied.com
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: Citrus Heights/Sacramento CA
Comments: I am chairman of the committee working on the restoration of 76-0540. Please take a look at the web site and give me a call at 916 721-7162

Ray Riehle
A-Applied Mailing Service

Monday 04/17/2006 3:34:09pm
Name: Josie Hicks
Homepage: http://josiehicks@hushmail.com
E-Mail: Alabama, USA
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: How is it going? You seem to know how to
Comments: I like your page. It is a good one. Keep up the good work.

Friday 03/24/2006 10:09:59pm
Name: Austin Stevens TSgt (USAF, Ret)
Homepage: http://www.awargamers.net
E-Mail: austin_stevens@hotmail.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Mary Esther, FL
Comments: I has there 23 TFW 74 AMU Thanks for the web page.

Thursday 03/09/2006 10:10:36am
Name: robert fishel
Homepage:
E-Mail: militarymom@frontiernet.net
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: rushville il
Comments: I was a sp at kkmc during desert storm and have several of the same photos of the F-16 that was damaged and watched it land. I also watched and responded to the f-4 that you have pictured I have quite a few photos of the a-10s and f-16 from there

Sunday 02/19/2006 10:45:03am
Name: Richard Ray
Homepage: http://N/A
E-Mail: richnkay946@mchsi.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Hahira Ga. USA
Comments: Was a member of the 2954th CLSS 1971, at Kelly AFB Tx. Also was original crew chief on brand new A-10 80-142,while with 75th AMU, 23rd TFW, 1981.Retired Sept 1986

Sunday 02/12/2006 10:25:12am
Name: Ron Cannon
Homepage:
E-Mail: Rpcxx@aol.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: PA
Comments: 511th kfia 12/90-6/91

Saturday 01/07/2006 11:06:29am
Name: J.T. Herring
Homepage:
E-Mail: carolina_01@msn.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country:  
Comments: Looking around at different sites while working on a project and came across your site and it brought back memories. I saw or rather heard the F-4 in your photos crash that early morning, but the fog was so thick I never got to see it close up. I was a weapons crew chief on an ICT spot at KKMC and notified supervision about the F-4 trying to get low enough to see the runway through the fog and how our lights were so much brighter than the runway lights that the aircrew probably thought that the taxiway we were on was the runway. Sure enough, on the fourth pass over my spot the engines flamed out and I heard two pops as the aircrew ejected and a few seconds later heard the thud of the aircraft as it hit the ground. After the ejection I started yelling for my crew to take cover in our bunker as the two canopies and ejection seats were coming down fast. About ten seconds later two chutes came down through the fog and the aircrew landed on the taxiway just west of our ICT spot.

Wednesday 12/28/2005 11:59:49am
Name: J servando
Homepage:
E-Mail: a109amech@aol.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Sacramento USA
Comments: Love your site! I joined the 406-604-940th CLSS after leaving AD in '90. Lots of really cool TDY's. The Hawg is STILL my favorite jet! Thanks for the walk down memory lane!!

Sunday 12/18/2005 11:28:56am
Name: Tony
Homepage: http://Brenner
E-Mail: abrenner@sc.rr.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: myrtle beach, sc
Comments: i was a jet engine mechanic at myrtle beach (83-90) & raf alconbury (90-92). i have been looking for pictures of gulf war nose art (on a-10s) for a long time. thanks for the memories!

Sunday 11/27/2005 10:37:30am
Name: Rob Hutchins
Homepage:
E-Mail: hutchins1@bellsouth.net
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: Acworth, GA. USA
Comments: Nice web page. Love the pictures brings back lots of memories.

Sunday 11/20/2005 2:35:05pm
Name: Konrad Karl S. Canete
Homepage:
E-Mail: chuckcanete5@yahoo.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Cebu City, Philippines
Comments: I was 14 yo when the Gulf War happened. Like many other kids my age, I was into airplane model-building. The A-10 was one of my first and my favorite because it carried all sorts of weapons and it did a great job as a ground attack/support fighter. After school, I would be hooked on TV in the hope of catching a glimpse of my favorite fighter in action. I would read about it in books and the stories of the pilots on Reader's Digest and Time magazine. Stumbling into this website brought back fun memories of those days. A plane is useless without its pilot and I believe that the A-10 owes its good record and reputation to the pilots who flew this magnificent fighter.

Monday 10/31/2005 8:43:07am
Name: GARY TUSCHINSKI
Homepage:
E-Mail: GBDTUSH60@BELLSOUTH.NET
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Port st lucie Florida ,USA
Comments: Nice site, I manufactured and installed
many TF34-100 Engines on this aircraft
in the late 70s--80s at farmingdale L.I
New York plant.Those were the days!The time has finally come for this awesome
aircraft to prove itself, after all the
negative press back then.Wonder what the pilots think.......this is truly one of the last of an ALL AMERICAN BUILT AIRCRAFT...THE NEXT WILL COME FROM CHINA !

Sunday 10/09/2005 4:44:25pm
Name: Leo Ford
Homepage:
E-Mail: fedglock@yahoo.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: NYC Area
Comments: I served with the 354 SPS,(1606SPS),Kirtland AFB. Assigned to KFIA from Aug90-Mar91. Liked the site,the pics brought back a few memories.
Take care.

Friday 09/16/2005 2:34:54pm
Name: Jerry Jackson
Homepage:
E-Mail:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Elwood, IN
Comments: 23 ECM/EWS Deployed to DS/DS

Monday 07/18/2005 5:59:07am
Name: Paul Jenkins
Homepage: http://www.navarrebeachrealty.com
E-Mail: paul@navarrebeachrealty.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Navarre, Florida
Comments: Just found this site... Looks great, brings back a lot of memorys.

Saturday 07/09/2005 1:13:10pm
Name: Cam McLean
Homepage:
E-Mail: ckmclean@cox.net
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: New Bern, North Carolina
Comments: Patrick Olson(OA-10 197)was my brother-in-law (married to my sister Robin). They were high school classmates/sweethearts from Washington, North Carolina and after 4 years at the AFA they were married. I just put his name in the google search and came across this website and I'm glad I did. I was hoping there were some more pictures and/or information about Patrick Olson in dealing with his service and unfortunately the crash. I would appreciate any help with this. Thank you all for your service and for remembering Patrick!
Cam McLean

Wednesday 06/22/2005 12:01:31am
Name: Robert "Hutch" Hutchins
Homepage:
E-Mail: hutchins1@bellsouth.net
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: Acworth, Georgia
Comments: I was assigned to the 76th AMU the same time you were. I was in Weapons Load shop. I deployed to KFIA and KKMC. I helped Guard the F-4 that crashed at KKMC.

Monday 05/30/2005 2:04:37pm
Name: John Moore
Homepage: http://N/a
E-Mail: antietam1958@cableone.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: gulfport, Ms
Comments: The warthog is The best plane since the P-51 Mustang in my book. I always enjoy talking to warthog pilots at open house on air bases or when I see any one with a patch on in stores.
God bless the men and women who fly then and the people who work keep them in the air.

Tuesday 05/17/2005 11:31:29am
Name: Greg Gilbert
Homepage:
E-Mail:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Vance AFB OK
Comments: Crewed 'hogs at DM and at Suwon/Osan years ago.Wish A-10s would go contract maintenance so i could work on them again for a living instead of these T-38c's!

Friday 05/06/2005 5:03:03am
Name: Jeanette Clements-Gunn
Homepage:
E-Mail: JGunnA10@yahoo.com
Referred By: Friend
City/Country: Burkburnett/USA
Comments: I was stationed with the 23rd (75AMU) from 85-89. Awesome site...thanks!

Wednesday 04/27/2005 1:17:16pm
Name: MSG, Tom Chaffin
Homepage:
E-Mail: thom5082@comcast.net
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Baltimore
Comments: Intel Puke
104th TFG
Middle River, MD

Wednesday 03/09/2005 9:01:51pm  
Name: Randall Wiseman
Homepage:
E-Mail: randall.wiseman1@btinternet.com
Referred By: Friend
City/Country: United Kingdom
Comments: Great site. I was stationed at KFIA with the A-10's from Myrtle Beach. I worked in the Aircraft Fuel Systems Repair Shop.

Wednesday 03/09/2005 11:50:16am  
Name: Tom Burns
Homepage:
E-Mail: atburns@bellsouth.net
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Decatur, Alabama, USA
Comments: A friend referred me to your Site. You have done a great job. I was stationed in England with the Air Force in the late 50's to early 60's.

Wednesday 03/09/2005 10:13:38am  
Name: Mark Brotherton
Homepage: http://www.8thcontrails.com
E-Mail: Brothmark2003@yahoo.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Warner Robins
Comments: I was at KKMC (The Chem Zone)during Desert Storm, deployed with the 511th from RAF Alconbury. I pulled the gun system out of A-10 #181 before it got buried!

Wednesday 02/16/2005 3:34:52am  
Name: Patrick Schlegel
Homepage:
E-Mail: patrick.schlegel@gmx.de
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Munich - Germany
Comments: Great site!!!

Tuesday 01/04/2005 3:05:55pm  
Name: mark orr
Homepage:
E-Mail: deborr@peoplep.c.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: weatherford Tx.
Comments: I was stationed at EAFB 84-88,75th AMU I work for Lockheed-Martin F-16 Block 60 customer acceptance. Hey Pat Good site!

Tuesday 01/04/2005 2:58:13pm  
Name: mark orr
Homepage: http://deborr
E-Mail:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country:  
Comments:  

Tuesday 01/04/2005 2:56:48pm
Name: mark orr
Homepage: http://deborr
E-Mail:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country:  
Comments:  

Monday 01/03/2005 4:32:24am
Name: SGT. Martin L. Keith
Homepage:
E-Mail: mkeith@soscanhelp.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Winder Georgia
Comments: Great Photos. I have a lot of memories of tent city. I was Avoinics With the 355th Falcons.

Thursday 12/16/2004 1:13:08am
Name: Kottoman
Homepage:
E-Mail:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: currently stationed in virginia
Comments: love the site <3 i like planes ;) you should add more pictures. anyways great site!

Thursday 11/25/2004 12:36:10am
Name: willie
Homepage: http://bellsouth.net
E-Mail: sitejohn@bellsouth.net
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: orlando usa
Comments: just love the plane was hard to understand why at one point the craft was up for D commission,at one time, just hope it stay up to date and just keep on kicking butt so it will remain in service. me X miltery, us. army discharge 85, from fort sill

Tuesday 11/16/2004 11:29:34pm
Name: Mo
Homepage:
E-Mail: david.foelker@ramstein.af.mil
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Ramstein Air Base Germany
Comments: Great site...enjoyed reliving the dramatic crash of "Bones" Biley. Stirred up some other memories.
Dave "Mo" Foelker, A10 pilot, 76TFS

Friday 11/05/2004 3:23:29am
Name: Patrick McGlynn
Homepage:
E-Mail: patrick.mcglynn1@jsc.nasa.gov
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Houston, TX
Comments: Excellent site!

I was an A-10 crew chief at England AFB 23TFW/75 AMU and RAF Bentwaters UK 81TFW/511 AMU (before they moved to RAF Alconbury) and 78th AMU at RAF Woodbridge UK.

Your site brings back many good memories - thanks for your efforts.

Tuesday 10/19/2004 2:23:47am
Name: Jim Suprise
Homepage:
E-Mail: Jimsuprise@boisestatemail.edu
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Boise, Idaho
Comments: HI: I was wondering if you had any pictures of the A 10 that took the SAM thru the wing. Also, we were known as RAF Alconbury, not RAP Alconbury.

Saturday 09/11/2004 6:59:47am
Name: Jeremy Nicholson
Homepage: http://www.alienware.com
E-Mail:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Dayton, USA!!
Comments: A-10's are just the coolest bird.

Saturday 07/24/2004 2:01:51pm
Name: Mike Dempsey
Homepage:
E-Mail: subdempse1@tampabay.rr.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Valrico, FL
Comments: I was stationed at KKMC as a 24250 (disaster preparedness). Don't know if you remember the C.O.W.s (chickens of war) that we deployed all over base. Do you have any pictures of them? Also, a little input on the A/C 197 that crashed. A certain ops officer parked his truck on the EOR and had alot to do with that crash.

Mike

Thursday 06/17/2004 12:21:58am
Name: amac
Homepage:
E-Mail:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country:  
Comments: Cool site brings back the memories.

Thanks

Monday 06/14/2004 2:21:32am
Name:  
Homepage:
E-Mail: Heatwrench@Juno.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: U.S.A
Comments: Up untill afew months ago I didn't know what an A-10 was, I spent the last 10 years as an auto technician, but recently joined the airforce and I'm training to be an A-10 crew chief. Your site was awesome and I really enjoyed all the pictures.

Sunday 05/30/2004 9:11:54pm
Name: GASTON VAN ESSCHE
Homepage:
E-Mail: gvanessche@skynet.be
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: BELGIUM
Comments: I am a A-10 patch collector,and looking
for some A-10 patch collectors,and fund
a lot of A-10 fans.
Awsome site !!!

Thursday 05/27/2004 2:10:14pm
Name: CARL YOUNGBLOOD
Homepage:
E-Mail: carlblood@yahoo.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Corinth MISSISSIPPI
Comments: 76TH WEAPONS LOADING 1986-TILL BASE CLOSED

Wednesday 05/19/2004 7:23:48am
Name: Ben Harber aka; KNIGHT
Homepage:
E-Mail: bringdownfire@sbcglobal.net
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: Costa Mesa, CA
Comments: Awesome site Pat, I love the A-10 pages! Especially the letter from the Christian Hog-driver. I've never seen better nose art. I'd love to see/hear about the latest roles the A-10 has undertaken. Thanks again, keep it up! God Bless.

Ben

Monday 05/17/2004 3:28:12am
Name: Michael Betts
Homepage:
E-Mail: pistol051400@msn.com
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: USA
Comments: I'm civilian and used to work with the 652nd at SMALC.

Wednesday 05/05/2004 4:45:12pm
Name: Aaron Ford
Homepage:
E-Mail: aaronford@hotmail.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Fairmont, West Virginia
Comments: Great Site, 1992-1996, 46250, 354th FS 355 Wing, McChord AFB/Davis Monthan AFB. Just looking for some old tail numbers...

Thursday 04/29/2004 1:58:43pm
Name: Ricardo (Rick) Martinez
Homepage:
E-Mail: rickmartinezjr@yahoo.com
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: Tucson AZ
Comments: I was there at King Fahd and remember the friends that I pray for today, and the friends I have not met in todays military that continue to serve for the preservation of our world peace.

Rick M

Wednesday 04/28/2004 10:20:16am
Name: Philippe Colin
Homepage: http://www.philippecolin.net
E-Mail: mephisto@netrover.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: New England
Comments: Just landed on your site and was glad to do so. I only knew about your F-106 site. I see a lot of Hogs in New England and New York state. Love the plane! I'm flying to Hawgsmoke 2004 tomorrow.

Great work.

Philippe.

Tuesday 04/13/2004 1:06:59pm
Name: Tom Comer
Homepage:
E-Mail: tcorbiter@hotmail.com
Referred By: Search Engine
City/Country: Safford, AZ
Comments: Great site. I've been an A-10 fan for a long time. Thanks so much for putting this together.

Thomas J. Comer USAF 81-87

Sunday 04/11/2004 4:25:41pm
Name: dave connelly
Homepage:
E-Mail: davcon58@optusnet.com.au
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: queensland, australia
Comments: G'day from downunder. Excellent site keep it up. Fascinating

Wednesday 04/07/2004 12:36:18am
Name: Richard Petersen
Homepage:
E-Mail: rpetersen@blast.net
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: USA
Comments: Can anyone tell each armed service we really do need a STEALTH A-10. Talk about survivability !!! Like the Nighthawk, but able to support troops in daylight, and not attract IR or RADAR missiles. I hope someone knows how to get this going up a chain.

Saturday 04/03/2004 7:28:34am
Name: Richard Petersen
Homepage:
E-Mail: rpetersen@blast.net
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: USA
Comments: All of the A-10 pilots and support people stand for this when it always counts. "I will probably give my life, if those on the ground are dying and I have the power to save them. I fear death, but can not run from it."

Monday 03/29/2004 3:27:13pm
Name: Douglas Brown
Homepage:
E-Mail: dj_brown@ameritech.net
Referred By: Friend
City/Country: Dayton, OH
Comments: Was part of the 23TFW in the gulf....Good site....keep it up as long as you can.

Sunday 03/28/2004 6:54:35pm
Name: James "JC" Leach, TSgt, USAF, (Ret.)
Homepage:
E-Mail: jleach5@cox.net
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City/Country: Omaha, Nebraska
Comments: Just surfed in dudes!!!!

I havent had such a fun time reminescing in a long time. I could relate with each and evey pic. I evne remember some faces, places and of course the "Hogs".

I kind of wish we could have finished the job then and I am concerned about our boys now! Keep them in our prayers as they did for us when we were in their shoes..........


"JC"

Thursday 03/18/2004 4:19:17am
Name: Richard Gomez
Homepage:
E-Mail: rb_gomez_2000@yahoo.com
Referred By: Just Surfed In