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Jay
Murray
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Name | SSgt. Jay Murray |
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Unit | 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Black Falcons" | |
Crewing F-16s | from 1981 until 1988 | |
Contact hufmybone | Send me a private message | |
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Crewed 79-0429 as an assistant, and 79-0404 (my 1st dedicated jet) then 80-0474 as the wing commander's crew chief in 1983. 1984 reassigned to Hill AFB, UT where I was the crew chief on 82-0973 from 1984-87 then reassigned to MAT to teach F-16 maintenance 1987 -1988 when I left the military.
Current or Favourite assignmentOne of the 1st operational combat units using the F-16. Plus stationed at Nellis in Las Vegas.DeploymentsBentwaters AB England, Cold Lake Canada, Brekstad AB Norway |
My Jets & Assignments
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79429 | [Detailed history of this F-16] | ||||
Unit | 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Black Falcons" | [Unit History] | ||||
Period | 1981 - 1982 | |||||
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F-16B Block 10 | [ scr] | |||
This plane was used by the Thunderbirds as their trainer until they got their own. Great pic of it leading 2 Thunderbird A models in takeoff formation. "The rest follow the best" was the caption below the pic on the wall in the AMU. | ||||||
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79404 | [Detailed history of this F-16] | ||||
Unit | 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Black Falcons" | [Unit History] | ||||
Period | 1982 - 1982 | |||||
Current: | 79-0404 | ![]() |
F-16A Block 10 | [ pre] | ||
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80474 | [Detailed history of this F-16] | ||||
Unit | 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Black Falcons" | [Unit History] | ||||
Period | 1983 - 1983 | |||||
Current: | 80474 | ![]() |
F-16A Block 10 | [ i/a] | ||
This was the 474 TFW's wing commander's jet. | ||||||
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82973 | [Detailed history of this F-16] | ||||
Unit | 34th Fighter Squadron "Rams" | [Unit History] | ||||
Period | 1984 - 1987 | |||||
Current: | AAFG0257 | ![]() |
F-16A Block 15 ADF | [ sto] | ||
Visitor Comments
Another 429th Crew chief
Brad Halfhill,
May 22, 2010 - 03:33 AM
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Hi Jay, I got to Nellis circa September '80. Was in on the F-4 transition and did my last 6 mos there assigned to the 474 EMS Phase shop. I remember the Bentwaters and Cold Lake deployments.
34th
Bob,
Dec 13, 2014 - 05:13 AM
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Jay, whats happenin?? Where you at ???now days. Nobody believes my story about the FUN BUNCH. I'm here at Hill as civil servant.
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Hey Bob, not too much, I live in NJ and own a business. Yea they were some fun times. I think my ex still lives in Utah. :(
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