Video on the 191St FIG (F-4D) 1980 Cold War years

 Great video on the 191St Fig as a unit.  

191St Fig F-4C crew chiefs / CAM Sq

Here are the William Tell Crew Chief and support people.   The com guys all left the unit in the mid 80's as NWT was turning Detroit Metro into a maintenance.  The pay was better than a guard technician's

Names are Back Row: Gordie Graham, John Bullis, Cliff Allen Larry Bishop and John Dyer. Front row is Mike Galea, Ed Gumbko, Paul Chamberlin and Frank Morris.

Com Shop Gordie Graham, John Dyer and Frank Morris.

Photo credit Ed Gumbko.

Weapon crew.

On the left is Jim Flisnik.  Jim passed away on April 23,2020. Funny guy 

Photo by Phil Gabler William Tell 1982

191St F4-C crew chiefs and CAM squadron personal

I would like to thank Linda Bullis and Eddie Gumbko for their help remember all the crew chiefs names..  Now I need to match name, Phantoms and faces.   It has been almost 30 years ago that I retired out of the USAF.

The 191st Fighter Interceptor Group, then commanded by Col. Donald K. Reid, formally joined the Aerospace Defense Command in July 1972. Selfridge's largest flying organization, the 191st FIG, was now tasked with the heavy burden of area responsibility for the nation's defense. The 191st FIG is a fulltime partner with the Air Force Aerospace Defense Command units, assuming a 24 hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week runway alert posture. The unit must fulfill identical training requirements and the same operational readiness commitments as their regular Air Force counterparts. 191 Fighter Interceptor Group, Detachment 1, Seymour Johnson AFB inactivated 30 Sep 1992. Participated in Combat Archer training at Tyndall AFB, FL, 2 - 8 May 1993
Crew Chiefs                                                CAM Squadron
Chester Cox                                                        Comm Shop/WCS
Cliff Allen                                                              Gary Kowalski (Radar Teh)        Gene Doyle
Mike Galea                                                           Jim Koglin (WCS shop chief)       Gerry Byrd
Richard Anderson                                                 Gordie Granham                           Jerry Malseed
Gerry Hanna                                                         John Dyer                                     Mike Jacobson
Jim Hanna                                                            Frank  Morris                                    Paul Smith.
Jake Williams                                                       John Stroich                                                    
Bruce Frock
Jeff Badalow
Tom Tucker                                                            Maintenance Control

Rich Burl                                                              Delta 

Keith Anderson                                                      Henry Clay
Sheldon Woodard                                                  M/C
John Bullis                                                              Gary Williams
Paul Chamberlin                                                     Gary Vikar
Bill Bretzius                                                             Mike Elward
Tom Goodwin                                                          Plans and Scheduling
Doug Firman                                                             Linda Bullis
Bill Austin
Mark DuBois
Walter Pashchick
Gerry Hanna
 Bill Bretzius

191St get it first phantoms

 F-4C flightline photos taken by a MDC photographer on the Michigan Air National Guard, 191st Fighter Interceptor Group Selfridge air base. Dated 25 August 1979. Note: This negs/photos were never filed and cannot be found anywhere else. Thanks Ron Downey for providing these rare photos.

Also if you knew the crew chief of many of these Phantoms let me know.  We are fading into the sunset.  These men need to be remembered.

   Added two photos by Art Doran of freshly arrived F-4C for the 191st Fig  9/9/2020

Photo Credit art Doran.

Crew Chief John Bullis/ later Jake Williams

Crew John Bullis/ Later Jake Williams.

Crew chief currently unknown

Crew Chief Mike Galea

Chief Crew Mike Galea

Crew Chief unknown at this time

Crew Chief Jim Hanna/ Edgar Gunn

Crew chief John Bullis/ later Jake Williams

Crew Chief Paul Chamberlain

Photo credit Art Doran.

191ST Fig F4-C/D camouflage schemes

Have been meaning to post these view of the Six Pack Phantoms.   From 1983 to 1995 I was the maintenance controller for 191St.  Col Skip Kimberly called me into his office. Knowing that I was a modeler and aircraft historian he give a tasks.   I was to provide Tom Wagner as much history as I could get on these phantoms.   As we had all the aircraft aircraft logs.  All the information was to be organized as  were the aircraft where overhaul, what  units we came from. Plus answers Tom question.  I knew Tom from the Warren Chapter of the IPMS.   Tom was a great modeler. Also he several  articles for the IPMS magazines.   This part of the article appeared in the 1987 spring issue.  Not long after this we had been to prepare for F16A's from Moody AFB. 

It should be noted one of the aircraft had McClellan AFB scheme.  While two more had Hill AFB schemes F4-D schemes.   I do not a have a picture of the McClellan scheme.  Also if you look closely you will see the markings kind of evolved.  From a large chevron to two chevron before the final configuration was picked.   As the F4 D's came back from depot overhaul the all had been modified to have F-15 center line tank that didn't have G restrictions.  During 1987 to 1998 the unit had about 38 different F4 D's process through us.  Some ended up in Oregon (Portland) other to Califorina  (Fresno). 

Reference Selfridge 1922-1984  Part 3 by Michael Petiprin & Tom Wagner.  Sadly Tom has pasted away

F-4C-20-MC s/n 63-7626 "No More Mr Nice Guy"

F-4C-20-MC s/n 63-7626

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*USAF 4453rd CCTW.
*USAF 58th TFTW.
*USAF 35th TFW.
*1978: Illinois ANG 170th TFS.
*1983-85: Michigan ANG 191st FIG
*1986-87: Oregon ANG 123rd FIS.
*9/1987: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*9/1996: Salvaged.
*Also noted as ditching into Tillamook Bay, OR on 1/3/1989? 

Crew Chief  Ken Sgymanski
UPDATE 6/12/2020 pictures

F-4C-20-MC s/n 63-7622

F-4C-20-MC s/n 63-7622

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*USAF 4453rd CCTW.
*USAF 35th TFW.
*USAF 58th TFTW.
*1980-81: Michigan ANG 171st FIS.
*Oregon ANG 114th TFTS.
*Was preserved at Shaw AFB, SC.
*Currently preserved in Camden, OH.

Updated 7/3//2020

  

Photo Doug Barbier via Eddie Gumbko

Added 2/15/2022  Photo credit Gerritt Kok

F-4C-19-MC s/n 63-7595 "Make My Day"

F-4C-19-MC s/n 63-7595

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*USAF 4453rd CCTW.
*USAF 58th TFTW.
*1984: Georgia ANG 128th TFS.
*1984: Michigan ANG 171st FIS.
*1988: Oregon ANG 123rd FIS.
*4/1989: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard. Or in 4/1987?
*10/1998: Sent to be a target on the Saylor Creek Range, ID
  Update with picture 03/`6/2020

191St Crew Chief  Jack Lockran

Photo by Ron Kowalczyk

Photo by Ues Baettig

F-4C-21-MC s/n 63-7685

F-4C-21-MC s/n 63-7685

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*USAF 4453rd CCTW.
*USAF 58th TFTW.
*1976-78: USAF 57th FIS.
*ADWC.
*Michigan ANG 171st FIS.
*1987: Texas ANG 111th TFS.
*5/1987: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*3/1991: Sent to be a target on the Tolicha Peak Range, NV. 

191St Crew Chief.  Bruce Frock.

F-4C -19-MC 63-7576

F-4C-19-MC s/n 63-7576

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*USAF 4546th TFTS (35th TFW). 
*USAF 479th TFW. 
*USAF 35th TFW. 
*USAF 52nd TFW. 
*1975-78: USAF 57th FIS. 
*1978-79: ADWC. 
*1980-86: Michigan ANG 171st FIS. 
*7/1986: Assigned as a battle damage repair trainer to RAF Lakenheath, England. 
*8/1988: Assigned as a ground trainer to Bitburg AB, West Germany. 

191St Crew Chief Mike Edwards

William Tell 1980

Added 2/15/2022   Photo Credit Gerrit Kok

F-4C-19-MC s/n 63-7589 This aircraft was assigned to 17 different units (Mig-killer)

F-4C-19-MC s/n 63-7589 

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*1964-65: USAF 15th TFW.
*1965: USAF 366th TFW.
*1966: USAF 433rd TFS (8th TFW).
*USAF 497th TFS (8th TFW).
*1966-67: USAF 555th TFS (8th TFW).
*1/2/1967: Credited with shooting down a MiG-21 over North Vietnam.
*1968: USAF 475th TFW.
*1969: USAF 356th TFS (475th TFW).
*USAF 36th TFS (3rd TFW).
*USAF 35th TFS (3rd TFW).
*1969-71: USAF 4453rd CCTW.
*1971: USAF 355th TFW.
*1971-74: USAF 58th TFTW.
*1974-78: USAF 57th FIS.
*1978: USAF 318th TFTS.
*1978-79: ADWC.
*1979-82: Michigan ANG 171st FIS.
*1983: Illinois ANG 170th TFS.
*1982-1987: Texas ANG 111th FIS.
*1/1987: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*4/1991: Sent to be a target on the Tolicha Peak Range, NV. 

 Crew Chief Ed Gumbko.

Ed Gumbko working on 598

Photo added 11/28/2020

Photo via Ed Gumbko

F-4C Tail Number 589. Mig Kill on Jan 1967 Vietnam , Operation BOLO. Aim 7.  Info via Ed Gumbko

435TFsq. Ubon RTAFB, 8th TFW.  Info provide by Gary Kow

Final resting place. 589 static display Peterson AFB CO.  Info via Eddie Gumbko

F-4C-18-MC s/n 63-7514

F-4C-18-MC s/n 63-7514  "Shadow Demon II"

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*1967: USAF 12th TFW. 
*USAF 555th TFS (8th TFW). 
*USAF 479th TFW. 
*USAF 58th TFTW. 
*1977: USAF 21st TFS (35th TFW). 
*1978: USAF 39th TFTS (35th TFW). 
*Missouri ANG 110th TFS. 
*1984-86: Michigan ANG 171st FIS. 
*8/1986: Assigned as a battle damage repair trainer to Osan AB, South Korea. 

191St FIG Crew Chief Bob Younts revisied 9-2-2020

added photo 1/28/2019