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

 Great video on the 191St Fig as a unit.  

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

191st Fig F-4C

 Decided to post at the F-4C model tail number for the Six Pack.  This was to try to keep the aircraft in order.   In the future I will be added more information and  pictures. So stay tuned to this blog. Next will be the F-4D we had.  At one point the unit had 38 different F-4D.   How do I know.. Because I was running maintenance control for the unit.  If you have picture of  any of the tail codes post and would like them posted.  Please contact me.

F-4C-21-MC s/n 63-7666 "This One's on you Baby"

F-4C-21-MC s/n 63-7666

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*USAF 421st TFS.
*1970: USAF 557th TFS (12th TFW).
*USAF 479th TFW.
*USAF 58th TFTW.
*1975-78: USAF 57th FIS.
*1980-84: Michigan ANG 171st FIS.
*1987: Assigned as a battle damage repair trainer to Kunsan AB, South Korea. 
 Crew Chief Mike Galea

Yokota Japan  May 1970

William Tell 1980

F4C-15-MC s/n 63-7412 "We Bad !"

 This aircraft ended as a battle damage trainer.

History of  63-7412

1965 = 4453rd CCTW
1973= 58th TFQ
1973 to 1978 = 57th FIS
1978 to 1986 = Michigan ANG 191st
1986 = Oregon ANG 114th TFTS  
1988=  battle damage repair trainer at Cannon AB, NM. Scrapped 1 Oct 1988


191st Crew Chief  Cliff Allen

Photo by Urs Baetigg

William Tell 1980

Davis Monthan in the 60's

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Added 10/20/2022

191st late 70's  Crew Cliff Allen.  Aircraft name 'We Bad"