The DC-3 Aviation Museum
Proudly presents:
The
Ron Rosson
Collection
(Col. USAFR Retired)
I had sent home this photo from Vietnam in 1970.
Picture was taken in April of 1970
on the Tuy Hoa Air Base ramp, Republic of Vietnam.
I had at that time identified each member
on the reverse of this photo.
They are, from left to right:
1; Maj. Francis B. Crowley
(Stan-Eval/C-47/C-Flight Commander/nicknamed "Crow"),
2; Lt. Col. Jim Liebrock
(9th SOS Operations Officer),
3; 1st Lt. Richard Branstetter
(C-47 First Pilot),
4; 1st Lt. Ronald S. Rosson
(C-47 First Pilot/Asst. Operations Officer),
5; Maj. Louis Hatch
(C-47 Navigator and Squadron Exec.),
6; 1st Lt. John Mott
(C-47 Navigator/Squadron Information Officer),
7; Maj. Heathcoate
(C-47 Stan-Eval/nicknamed "Thumper Rabbit"),
8; 1st Lt. Mark Clark
(C-47 First Pilot/ C-47 Scheduling Officer),
9; Lt Col Fred Kuhlengal
(Sq. Commander and affectionately called "The Frog")
91/2; Our mascot "Leaflet",
10: Maj. George Thompson
(C-47 Navigator),
11; Sgt. Donald St. Aubin
(C-47 Flight Engineer/Stan-Eval and called "The Saint"),
12; Sgt. Jess Davis
(C-47 Loadmaster),
13; Sgt. James
(C-47 Flight Engineer),
14; Sgt Fincher
(C-47 Loadmaster and called "Finch"),
15; Sgt Fran Balanger
(C-47 Loadmaster/Stan-Eval),
16; Sgt. Leonard Dodge
(C-47 Loadmaster and called "Lynn"),
17; 1st Lt. Mark Gelinas
(C-47 First Pilot),
18; Sgt. Hanni
(C-47 Flight Engineer).
The picture is stamped "U S AIR FORCE PHOTO Det
(possibley 6) & (possibly 500th)
Photo Sq. AAVS (MAC)
28 April 70
UNCLASSIFIED.
From this air base these crewmembers flew daily and nightly missions
into Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
All low level and always over hostile territory.
Ron Rosson, Col. USAFR Retired
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