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RFT 133: Air Force Fighter Pilot/CAP Pilot Lynn Damron
FromReady For Takeoff - Turn Your Aviation Passion Into A Career
RFT 133: Air Force Fighter Pilot/CAP Pilot Lynn Damron
FromReady For Takeoff - Turn Your Aviation Passion Into A Career
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Nov 6, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Aviation was in Lynn Damron's blood from the time he was born. His uncle was a barnstormer in the 1930s and later became an airline pilot. Starting at about age 10, Lynn wanted to be a fighter pilot. He soloed a J-3 Cub when he as still in high school, and after a year at a civilian college he was accepted to the United States Air Force Academy, class of 1967. After graduation he attended Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) at Moody Air Force Base and was assigned to fly back-seat F-4s. On the way to Vietnam his unit was diverted to Korea, and he spent six months there on an air defense assignment. After his F-4 assignment, Lynn went to Vietnam as a Forward Air Controller (FAC), based at Hue. After Vietnam he became an instructor pilot (IP) in the supersonic T-38 Talon, training UPT students. Following his IP assignment he became an F-105 Wild Weasel pilot at George Air Force Base, CA. After an educational assignment at Air Command And Staff College Lynn was assigned to fly F-4s at Clark Air Base, Philippines. Following his final F-4 assignment Lynn served as a staff officer for his last eight years in the Air Force. Lynn now serves in the Civil Air Patrol, mentoring cadets and flying search and rescue missions.
Released:
Nov 6, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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