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MSgt.
Russ
"
Munchkin"
LaPorte
(Ret.)
My profile
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Name | MSgt. Russ LaPorte (Ret.) |
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| Unit | 138th Fighter Wing | |
| Crewing F-16s | from 1993 until 2010 | |
| Contact munchkin007 | Send me a private message | |
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Crew Chief (or course!) Crew Chief Trainer NCOIC training section Mobility team member NCOIC Mobility team Engine run instructor PW 220/229 NCOIC Tool Crib (not because I was in trouble!!!) Expiditor Flight Chief Red X IPI Exceptional release Current or Favourite assignmentEvery time our pilots (the zipper suited sun gods) aimed at the ground, the hit it! Even without Laser Guided or GPS!DeploymentsOperation Provide Comfort (Turkey)1996Operation Northern Watch (Turkey)1998 Operation Northern Watch (Turkey)2000 Jordan 2001 Operation Southern Watch (Kuwait) 2001 (we were ther when the towers got hit) Operation Northern Watch (Turkey) 2002 OIF (Qutar) 2005 OIF (Balad) 2007 OIF (Balad) 2008 |
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My Jets & Assignments
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Unit | 138th Fighter Wing | [History] | |||
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| 89-0427 was my first F-16, it was transfered to Misawa | ||||||
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90764 | [Detailed history of this F-16] | ||||
| Unit | 138th Fighter Wing | [Unit History] | ||||
| Period | - | |||||
| Current: | 90764 | 
USAF 125 FS
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F-16C Block 42 | [ w/o] | ||
| 764... Crashed Feb 1994. Pilot got out (Praise God) we had just got the plane transfered to us 2 weeks prior. Back then Pratt had a bunch of bad blades (made wrong). Blade in the high pressure stage broke at the root and blew out the back of the motor... | ||||||
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Unit | 138th Fighter Wing | [History] | |||
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| 89-0548 was my next jet. It also got transfered to another country but I cant remember where. | ||||||
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89088 | [Detailed history of this F-16] | ||||
| Unit | 138th Fighter Wing | [Unit History] | ||||
| Period | - | |||||
| Current: | 89088 |
USAF 125 FS
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F-16C Block 42 | [ w/o] | ||
| Had this jet temporary while mine was at Falcon Up. Or as we called it "Fxxxckin up" | ||||||
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89007 | [Detailed history of this F-16] | ||||
| Unit | 138th Fighter Wing | [Unit History] | ||||
| Period | - | |||||
| Current: | 89007 |
USAF 125 FS
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F-16C Block 42 | [ act] | ||
| 89-2007... The spy jet! Tryed to get the base commander to let me repaint the tail number to the James Bond 007 logo. Almost had him convinced... | ||||||
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