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Viper Driver Flying Hours
Philip F.
"Phil"
Oestricher
(Ret.)
Viper Driver
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Name | Philip F. "Phil" Oestricher (Ret.) |
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| Unit | N/A | |
| Flying F-16s | ||
| Viper Hours | 1000 | |
| Philip F. Oestricher was the first pilot to fly the YF-16. This occurred on 20 January 1974 during hi-speed taxi trials. He was a civilian employee of General Dynamics at the time. His military background was as a Naval Aviator in the Marine Corps. Immediately before flying the YF-16 he was an F-8H pilot in the Marine Air Reserves. | ||
F-16 Flying Hours
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1,000 Hours | # 211 on the 1K list | |
| Unit | N/A | ||
| Date | unknown | ||
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