57th Aviation Company Flight from Ft. Sill to Vangtau, RVN
(Thanks to Samuel E. Kaiser)

              Extract of the following document.

              57th Aviation Company (Air Mobile Fixed Wing)
              Fort Sill, Oklahoma
              SOP, dated 2 November 1965
              Annex C, CV-2B Flight Crews
 

Grey Tiger Alpha
63-9764 Britton, Weldon C.    MAJ    (Leader) 63-9738 Singleton, Julius G.             CAPT
- Garner, Roland E.               WO1 - Weis, Lincoln H. III           CWO-2
- Fodor, Edward W.              SP-5 - Jackson, George C.           WO-1 
- Wimberly, Ray                    SSGT - Locke, Clifton J.                 SSGT
- David, Clifford R.              1/SGT - Stark, Jess R.                  SP-5
- Goodwin, FC                  COL (TDY) - -
 61-2387 Erwin, Joseph H               CAPT  61-2402 Herzer, Milton D.               CAPT 
- Hill, Charles M.                CWO-2 - Smith, Thomas L.                WO-1 
- Reddoch, Hal W.             SP-5  - Burlingame, Bruce L.            SP-4 
- Carmen, Richard L.          SP-5  - Marqua, Robert G.               PFC 
- Hill, Ray J.                   CAPT (TDY)  - Armbruster, D. A.     CWO (TDY) 
61-2386  Hayes, Frank                  CAPT 61-2591  Orr, Thomas L.                CAPT 
- Ortiz, Raul                      WO-1  - Gentry, Earl E.                 WO-1 
- Dunn, Richard D,            SP-5  - Bailey, James L.                SP-5 
- Krause, C. F.                 CAPT (TDY) - Upton, William R.             SP-4
-  - - Moore, K. D.           CWO (TDY)
Grey Tiger Bravo
 63-9745 Harris, Bryan D.    CAPT     (Leader)   63-9748  Johnson, Richard G.      CAPT (Assistant Leader)
- Parkin, Frederick H.          1/LT   - Campanella, Joseph A.      WO-1 
- Sweat, Ellis T.                   WO-1  - Furey, James JR                 WO-1 
- Buntyn, John B.                 SP-5  - Williams, Walter A.             SP-5 
- Woods, Robert T.             PFC  - Magner, Jerry E..                PFC
61-2397   Kaiser, Samuel E.               CAPT 61-2399   Larkin, Peter C.                1/LT
-  Enright, Paul F.                1/LT -  Brooks, Joseph H.               WO-1
-  Bailey, John R.                 SP-5 -  Boyd, Robert E.                 SP-5 
-  Moe, Ronald L.                  PFC  -  Krawl, Allen D.                 PFC
 61-2384  Bracy, Marshall R.              CAPT  61-2598  Bridges, James D.               1/LT
-  Sele, Myron R.                  WO-1 -  Turzanski, Victor               CWO-2
-  Pederson, Stephen W.        SP-5 -  Jones, Remmel L.                SP-5
-  Friesen, Delbert R.             PFC -  Ziegler, Kenneth E.             SP-4
Grey Tiger Charlie
 63-9763 Austin, Manyard A.     MAJ (Leader)   61-2405  Henderson, James M. JR  CAPT 
(Assistant Leader
- Harris, David J.                 CAPT  - Stephens, Jess L.              WO-1
- Warren, Alan D.                WO-1  - Moore, William T.             CWO-2 
- Lawhead, Donald R.          SP-5  - Ros, Jose L.                    SP-5 
- Tipton, Stanley E.              SP-5  - Atchley, William E.             SP-5 
 61-2407 Helgerson, Robert A.            1/LT  63-9758**  (1st CAV Div) Hooker                          MAJ
- Bender, Warren T.               1/LT - Veon, Roger J.  CWO-2 (TDY)
- Lee, Qu Tai                     SP-5  - Cochran, Lloyd F.               SP-4 
- Dishong, Henery A.              SP-4  -  -
- Senter, G, F, JR       CAPT (TDY) -  -
61-2596   Bailey, Daniel R.               CAPT 63-9759**   (1st CAV Div)   Titus, Donald A.       CPT (TDY) 
-  Thomas, Paul E.                WO-1 -  McNew, R. R.      CWO-2 (TDY) 
-  Medina, Henry R.              SP-5 -  Nesbitt, Wallace E.             SP-5
-  Hobner, Allen H.               PFC -  Brewer, M. O.       CWO-2 (TDY)
-  Smith, Howard C.       MAJ (TDY) -  Bradilaw                        Unk
**These two aircraft were equipped with communications consoles and auto pilots and were supposed to be 
 used as command and control aircraft for the First Cav Div Cdr. The autopilot broke on one of them during ther flight. 

They flew over with the 57th Avn Co. 13-23 December 1965 (79 flying hours Ft Sill, Ok, Shepard AFB, TX, Ft Ord, CA,  Hamilton AFB, CA,Hickham, HI, Midway Is, Wake Is. Guam, Is, Clark AB, Philippines and Vungtau, RVN) 

Three of the aircraft returned to Hamilton AFB after a few hours when 63-9763 lost a hydraulic pump and was  forced to return.  These three aircraft later flew to RVN with the 135th Avn Co in January 1966. 
 

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