USAF F-16C block 30 #85-1552 from the 149th FS is seen on the Virginia ANG ramp at Richmond, VA in 1992. Nose art on the side is "Bear Necessities". The pilot at the time was Lt.Col Bill Campenni, Operations Group Commander. [Photo by Bill Campenni]
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The nose-art was painted by the wife of the pilot, Lt.Col Bill (William) Campenni. The drawing was a panda bear with a bomb under one arm and an AIM-9 missile under the other, with smaller details of a honey jar and bee. The pilot, Lt. Col. Bill Campenni always carried along a scraggly stuffed panda bear for 20 years and over 3,000 hours. Both bear and pilot are now in retirement in Virginia.
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