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MSgt. Ray LuMaye
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Name | MSgt. Ray LuMaye | |
Country | ||
Unit | 510th Fighter Squadron "Buzzards" | |
Crewing F-16s | from 1989 until 1998 | |
Contact flyinhawg | Send me a private message | |
Website | ||
Joined USAF in July 1989. Worked F-16s for almost 10 years. Since then, I have got my A & P license and worked for United Airlines overhauling 747s & 777s. I am now a DoD civilian aircraft maintenance instructor and Air Force Reserve MSgt. |
My Jets & Assignments
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86045 | [Detailed history of this F-16] | ||||
Unit | 35th Fighter Squadron "Pantons" | [Unit History] | ||||
Period | 1990 - 1991 | |||||
Current: | 86045 | USAF 35 TFS | F-16D Block 30 | [ w/o] | ||
Aircraft crashed with my DCC in the back seat on an incentive flight. Both ejected safely into the Yellow Sea. | ||||||
87356 | [Detailed history of this F-16] | |||||
Unit | 310th Fighter Squadron "Tophats" | [Unit History] | ||||
Period | 1991 - 1993 | |||||
Current: | 87356 | USAF 314 FS | F-16C Block 42 | [ act] | ||
Squadron Commander's Aircraft | ||||||
88174 | [Detailed history of this F-16] | |||||
Unit | 526th Fighter Squadron "Black Knights" | [Unit History] | ||||
Period | 1993 - 1994 | |||||
Current: | 88174 | USAF 16 WS | F-16D Block 40 | [ act] | ||
Supreme Allied Commander of Europe General Robert Oaks aircraft. | ||||||
88529 | [Detailed history of this F-16] | |||||
Unit | 510th Fighter Squadron "Buzzards" | [Unit History] | ||||
Period | 1994 - 1998 | |||||
Current: | 88529 | USAF 510 FS | F-16C Block 40 | [ w/o] | ||
Named the aircraft "Flyinhawg" Aircraft was the first jet to drop bombs on Serbs in Bosnia during Operation Deliberate Force. Aircraft was also flown by Capt Hanford when he found Capt Scott O'Grady. An 8 hour sortie and came back Code 1. The best jet I have ever crewed! | ||||||
C-5 Galaxy | ||||||
Unit | 349 AGS | |||||
Period | 1998 - 2006 | |||||
Left active duty and joined the Reserves at Travis AFB, CA. Was hired as a Air Reserve Technician where I trained reserves and active duty full time on C-5 aircraft maintenance. | ||||||
C-17 Globemaster | ||||||
Unit | 945 AMXS | |||||
Period | 2006 - | |||||
Transfered to C-17 unit at Travis AFB, CA. |
Visitor Comments
526th FS
AfterburnerDecalsScott, Jun 10, 2007 - 02:54 PM
AfterburnerDecalsScott, Jun 10, 2007 - 02:54 PM
Hi Ray,
I have some questions about the 526th...ping me at afterburnerdecals@gmail.com if you'd like to help.
Thanks!
Scott Brown
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