191st F4-D crew chiefs late 80's to the F-16A era

 In my continuing series on the 191st Fig.  I have a list of the the crew chief during the last years of the Phantoms the unit.  This would be the F4-D  87-90.   Let say they were a spirited group of guys. When the F-16A showed up in was the beginning of the rifts. A lot folks would be losing the positions.  Or forced to transfered to Battle creek.  Sadly by 1995 is would be worst as the C-130E the unit got for California.  Were not in the best of shape. Plus they fighters would be got and the unit didnt need all of those technicians.

The fabulous  F4-D Crew chief.

Name                                            AKA

Jeffery Badlow                             "Lumpy"

Richard Anderson                        Rev

Tommy Tucker                         T.N.T

Dwayne Salibury                        Sal

Richard Burl                              Dickie

Ed Gumbko                                 Ed

Jimmy O'neil                               The Iranian

Doug Firman                               Jed / Farmer

Eugene Head                               The Dream

Keith Anderson                           P.D.

Martin Wolicki                            Wookie

Robert James                             Fat Head

Ken Symanski                            Ski

Jake Williams                           The L.O.B.

Rick Ross                                 White boy Rick

 Cass Maciejewski                       Cosmo

Larry Bishop                             L.B

Mike Galea

Tim Pelign                                 Timmy /Beaker

Sheldon Wood jr                        Woody / Woodpecker

Marty Hiler                               I-Rock

Jack Lochran                             Flash

Thanks to everyone who helped with the correct nicknames.   8/31/2021

Tim Peliquin & Doug Firman/ Pilot Doug Barier

Jimmy Hanna

Mike Galea

Mike, Galea, Ed Gumbko, Cass & Ziggy

Doug Firman and Ed Gumbko

Ed Gunn and Jake William.  Part of the squadron honor guard

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

 Great video on the 191St Fig as a unit.  

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-4D 66-0243

F-4D-29-MC s/n 66-0243

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*1969: USAF 366th TFW. 
*1969-70: USAF 37th TFW. 
*1970: USAF 12th TFW. 
*1975: USAF 493rd TFS (48th TFW). 
*1976: USAF 48th TFW. 
*USAF 474th TFW. 
*1979: USAF 13th TFTS (56th TFW). 
*1984: Vermont ANG 134th TFS. 
*1987-89: Michigan ANG 171st FIS. 
*7/1989: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard. 

 191St Crew Chief for 243 was Jimmy O'Neil

Photo credit Gary Kowalski

Photo by Joe Zeba   June 1985

F-4D 65-714

F-4D-28-MC s/n 65-0714

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*1969: USAF 78th TFS (81st TFW). 
*1971: USAF 81st TFW. 
*1976: USAF 81st TFW. 
*1978: USAF 78th TFS (81st TFW). 
*USAF 18th TFW. 
*1981: Kansas ANG 127th TFS. 
*1988-90: Michigan ANG 171st TFS. 
*1/1990: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard. 
*Currently preserved at JRB Fort Worth, TX. 

191St Crew Chief..  David Tinsley.

photo added 7/11/2021

Photo by Gerry Kaleniecki

Feb 2016

Brian Scott's father aircraft in Udorn 70-71

Brian Scott father.

Another picture of his dad in Udorn,

F-4D 66-0226

F-4D-29-MC s/n 66-0226

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*1972: USAF 4485th TS. 
*1974: USAF 417th TFS (49th TFW). 
*1975: USAF 8th TFS (49th TFW). 
*1976: USAF 49th TFW. 
*1977: USAF 8th TFS (49th TFW). 
*1978: USAF 56th TFW. 
*1979: USAF 61st TFS (56th TFW). 
*1982-85: Vermont ANG 134th TFS. 
*1988: Michigan ANG 171st TFS. 
*7/1990: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard. 

191st Crew Chief :Bob Schuppe  update 7/19/2020

F-4D 66-0266

F-4D-29-MC s/n 66-0266

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*USAF 43rd TFS (35th TFW). 
*1970: USAF 335th TFS (4th TFW). 
*1973: USAF 417th TFS (49th TFW). 
*1974: USAF 7th TFS (49th TFW). 
*1975: USAF 417th TFS (49th TFW). 
*1976: USAF 7th TFS (49th TFW). 
*1976-77: USAF 8th TFS (49th TFW). 
*1979: USAF 13th TFTS (56th TFW). 
*1982: Vermont ANG 134th TFS. 
*1986-89: Michigan ANG 171st FIS. 
*7/1989: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard. 
*Currently preserved at Ontario APT, CA. 

191st Crew Chief. Ken Szymanski  updated 7/22/2020

First of the ghost grey Six Pack tail design.

266 with revised chevron on tail

266 with checker board tail.

Museum Ontario Oregon

F-4D 65-0737

F-4D-28-MC s/n 65-0737

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*1972: USAF 80th TFS (3rd TFW). 
*1973: USAF 35th TFS (3rd TFW). 
*1973: USAF 67th TFS (475th TFW). 
*1975: USAF 494th TFS (48th TFW). 
*1976: USAF 493rd TFS (48th TFW). 
*1979: USAF 13th TFTS (56th TFW). 
*1985: Vermont ANG 134th TFS. 
*1988: Michigan ANG 171st FIS. 
*1/1990: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard. 

    

added photo 8/31/2021

    

191st Crew Chief Eddie "The Truth" Kanter update 09/19/2020

Photo from face book. Photo by Doug Barbier

Picture by David F. Brown

F-4D 65-0688

F-4D-28-MC s/n 65-0688

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*USAF 433rd TFS (8th TFW). 
*1972: USAF 13th TFS (432nd TRW). 
*USAF 81st TFW. 
*1975: USAF 492nd TFS (48th TFW). 
*1977: USAF 493rd TFS (48th TFW). 
*USAF 474th TFW. 
*1978: USAF 56th TFW. 
*1979-80: USAF 62nd TFS (56th TFW). 
*1983: Vermont ANG 134th TFS. 
*1986-88: Michigan ANG 171st FIS. 
*7/1990: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard. 
191St Crew Chief  Ed Gumbko  update 10/04/2020

Photo added 11/28/2020

added 3/24/2021

added 3/32/2021

Photo credit Jack Louden