My grandfather's US Air Force military record

[bfeist]

My grandfather was a Lt. Col. in the US Air Force where he flew in both WW2 and Vietnam (maybe that's where I get my love of planes).

I came across his military dossier today. Pretty impressive flying career.
Maybe I should build all the plains that he flew--maybe not, they're all enormous.

[sihinch]

That's a phenomenal story Ben. Thanks for sharing.

They are big planes, aren't they. I was going to suggest that between all the members at TEMAC we build them, but can you imagine an 8 EDF B-52?

[thehaze]

Cool

[Madman]

Very cool Ben.

Yes a group build would be interesting. Anyone for a B52 aileron job? Depending on size (remember Chris Gold's?) just this part could take some of us a winter. Still a PT-13 or 19 would be a nice project.

Stephen

[Wingnutz]

You should be proud. Amazing how much of a story can be on one page!

[bfeist]

My father posted a question about my grandfather's service record and got a great response:

U.S. Air Force: My father flew B-52's in the 50's and 60's. His service record has the phrase "CHIEF STANDARDIZATION BOARD IN B-52'S." Any idea what that means?

William Saltiel-Gracian, MPH, BSc (bio/psy), COM/IR, IAGI, US Army (retired).
Standardization and Evaluation -- or "Stan-Eval" --  in the US Air Force refers to that section of the operations staff in a flying unit that is responsible for all initial and recurrent training on a specific aircraft mission design series (MDS) for all flight crew positions. Line instructors and flight examiners all report to Stan-Eval. A chief of a standardization board on a given aircraft essentially is in charge of developing and dictating policy for all Stan-Eval functions for that aircraft service-wide. Basically, this means your father at one point in his career ended up being one of the Air Force's top flight examiners on the B-52. Quite a prestigious and responsible position!

[BJROB]

WOW that's a very impressive record.

[sihinch]

That's fascinating Ben. Thanks for sharing.