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Lt.Col. Ned Linch

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	Name	Lt.Col. Ned Linch
	Country
	Unit	187th Fighter Wing
	Flying F-16s
	Viper Hours	2000
	See also	2003 Semper Viper Award
1991: F-16 Block 30s at MacDill AFB, FL (which is closed now) F-16 Block 30s at Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea F-16 Block 40s at Pope AFB, NC (no longer has F-16s) F-16 Block 30s at Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea (again), Instructor in the 309th Fighter Squadron flying F-16 Block 25s at Luke AFB, AZ. 2003: 187th FW, Alabama Air National Guard 2003: Hurlburt Field, Florida Received the Distinguished Flying Cross for Valor and the Semper Viper Award for helping save trapped coalition forces in the Iraqi desert in March 2003. His wingman was Capt. Brian Wolf of Marietta.

F-16 Flying Hours

2,000 Hours		# 402 on the 2K list
Unit	187th Fighter Wing	[Unit History]
Date	February 2003
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1,000 Hours		# 2505 on the 1K list
Unit	N/A
Date	unknown
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Colonel Linch

James Cowan, Jun 22, 2012 - 12:03 PM

Colonel Linch now runs Aces Aero LLC as well as being a Delta 767 Captain. An amazing man and modern day hero.

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