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Crew Chief Profiles

 MSgt. Donald "Donny" DePedro

My profile

Name MSgt. Donald DePedro
Country
Unit 480th Fighter Squadron "Warhawks"
Crewing F-16s from 1987 until 2006
Contact Send me a private message
Website
Started at Beale AFB, Ca crewing SR71. Then to Kunsan 80th AGS. Spangdahlem 480th/22 FS. Mt. Home, Id. 389th FS. Kunsan 80th FS. Back to Mt. Home 389th FS. Now moved to the dark side 391st AMU F-15E.
Origanally from Santa Cruz, Ca. Been in Idaho for the past 13 years with a year at the Kun.

Current or Favourite assignment

I met, worked and partied with some of the best people in the AF. My six years there are unforgetable.

Deployments

At the moment I'm involved with OEF. At Bagram AB, Afghanistan. Started OEF at Al Udied in November 2001 with the 389th F-16CJ.

My Jets & Assignments

86322 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit 80th Fighter Squadron "Juvats" [Unit History]
Period 1987 - 1988
Current: 86322  18 AS F-16C Block 30 Oct 2007 [act]
Kunsan was the deciding factor on me staying in the AF. This base, the people I worked with and the F-16 kept me in.
87284 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit 480th Fighter Squadron "Warhawks" [Unit History]
Period 1988 - 1994
Current: 87284  120 FS F-16C Block 30 Unknown [act]
Met some friends here that I still keep in touch with. A lot of good memories come from Germany. Went to Hungry in 1990 to an air show. It was the first time the AF with the F-16 was there.
85552 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit 480th Fighter Squadron "Warhawks" [Unit History]
Period 1988 - 1994
Current: 85552  ? F-16C Block 30 12 Sep 2007 [act]
Moved to the flag ship as the DCC. This was one of the best aircrafts I ever worked. Didn't break.
90813 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit 480th Fighter Squadron "Warhawks" [Unit History]
Period 1988 - 1994
Current: 90813  22 FS F-16C Block 50 Apr 2003 [act]
Was two other aircraft, but can't remember the tail numbers. This was the last one I crewed at Spang. Brand new F-16CJ with the GE 129. How I missed working those.
92889 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit 389th Fighter Squadron "Thunderbolts" [Unit History]
Period 1995 - 1997
Current: 92889  157 FS F-16C Block 52 29 Mar 2007 [act]
The war machine. This aircraft always deployed, even when it was a spare. It was a flying machine.
86336 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit 80th Fighter Squadron "Juvats" [Unit History]
Period 1997 - 1998
Current: 86336  134 FS F-16C Block 30 Mar 2008 [act]
Back at the Kun. It was a Spangdhalm reunion between Osan and the Kun. Had a blast as usual.
92889 [Detailed history of this F-16]
Unit 389th Fighter Squadron "Thunderbolts" [Unit History]
Period 1998 - 2006
Current: 92889  157 FS F-16C Block 52 29 Mar 2007 [act]
Back from the Kun and got my aircraft back. The war machine! Had to leave her in 2001 when I went to QA. Came back as an expediter in 2002 and watched over her again. Now they are going to the Guard and I had to leave the F-16 community.
F-15E Strike Eagle
Unit 391st FS Mountain Home, Idaho
Period 2006 - 2007
I'm not crewing anymore and didn't want to leave the F-16 world. It left me via the BRAC. Now I'm an F-15E section chief. Been in the unit for two months and now deployed. Trying to fit in with the slower paced F-15E world.
Other aircraft/assignments I didn't mention the SR-71 that I crewed at Beale. I wasn't asigneed to one aircraft. Got in trouble and was sent to non powered AGE. Wanted to get out of the AF it wasn't for me. Then got an assignment to the Kun with a fallow on to Spang. That made me re-enlist and I'm still here today. The trip I'm on now added a few countries to my list that I have been to.

Visitor Comments

Rob Bostic, Feb 07, 2007 - 09:03 PM

Don

Sup dude, ain't seen your name since I left the Kun in 97. got off the active duty train in '01 and now I'm back home in the Guard.

Later

Rob Bostic

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