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SrA.
James
Kurtz
(Ret.)
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Name | SrA. James Kurtz (Ret.) |
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| Unit | 389th Fighter Squadron "Thunderbolts" | |
| Crewing F-16s | from 1993 until 1995 | |
| Contact Jimkurtz | Send me a private message | |
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After going through school to work on the F-16 my first assignment was to Andersen AFB, Guam where I worked Transient Alert (now it's been outsourced to the civilians) and no there were'nt any F-16s in Guam. Imagine how nervous I was when I was thrown in with guys my age that had a couple more years experience on the jet. Anyway, things were'nt so bad. Current or Favourite assignmentI arrived at Mt. Home in the summer of 1993 and was put on dayshift (damn hot asphalt!!!). I remember how the flight chief laughed when I requested a transfer to the "phase" hanger (to learn more about the jet of course).I was assigned to a jet under DCC John Lowery who had me launching the next day. Truth be told, every time I was told "the pilot was coming out" I'd get excited and my palms would sweat, just like before a big football game. I have very found memories of see Rupp driving around in the bread truck (he always had a big smile on his face), and not so found memories of "the wash rack" hehehe. I could still "pull an engine" like it was yesterday though. I worked under SSgt. Hackwell as a member of the transition team to the Blk 52. At the time we were accepting all the new birds there was a mod that had to be done to the fan blades (I believe) in the engine shop, so we got very good at swapping engines. |
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My Jets & Assignments
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91479 | [Detailed history of this F-16] | ||||
| Unit | 389th Fighter Squadron "Thunderbolts" | [Unit History] | ||||
| Period | - 1995 | |||||
| Current: | 91479 | 
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F-16D Block 52 | [ act] | ||
| I don't remember the details but I do remember being assigned to this jet and shortly after not having a DCC ( I just considered myself the DCC from there on out. I believe that there was some talk of having my name moved from the nose gear door to the cockpit but I did'nt have much time left in my term. Shortly after getting out of the service Bruce Willis rode in the back seat of this one (I have a picture from the MHAFB website). | ||||||
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