This is the official site for Vance AFB, OK Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 68-E. The site contains information on pilot training reunions, pictures and information on people in the class 68E at Vance AFB, OK . We created sections to share reunion events, reunion information, class trivia, aircraft and photo galleries. We need more […]
White, Arthur (Phil) P. Upon graduation from 68E, classmate Ken Grice and I drove to Spokane, WA for Survival School, then on to Castle AFB, CA for KC-135 school. Lucky for me, I got an airplane with “many engines” which pulled “few G’s”. Never did like pulling those “G’s”! Out of Castle, they sent me […]
Wright, Ralph E. NOTE: UPDATE AT THE BOTTOM– Graduated San Diego State University, 1965, degree in Music. Taught junior high school music, 1965-66. Awarded Masters in Music, 1968 (spent weekends at OSU in Stillwater doing the required research!) Entered the Air Force OTS in September, 1967. Upon graduation, assigned to Vance AFB for pilot training. […]
Weiland, Harold B. (Hal) After UPT and Castle I spent several years at Grand Forks flying tankers, which I mostly enjoyed. While there, Karlene and I adopted a baby girl in the spring and that same year in fall I got orders to 9th SOS in Vietnam. I eventually ended up in 361st Tactical Electronic […]
Waldow, Willard A. AWAITING BIO on the Class leader who flew the C-141 and was also C-141 IP at Altus. Will started his Air Force career as a aviation cadet at Harlingen AFB, Texas when he underwent Navigator training. After additional training he flew the B-52 out of Westover AFB, MA. After a few years […]
Trease, Kenneth R. After pilot training I flew C-130A’s in Viet Nam. I was stationed at Naha AB, Okinawa but all the flying was TDY stints out of Cam Ranh Bay from ’68 to ’71. It was a great assignment and my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our time there. Our son was born there […]
Thronson, Wayne A. Vance AFB Pilot Training class 68E C-141 Warner Robbin’s AFB, Macon, GA 1968 Transition helicopter training for SEA Assignment. Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, TX 1969. Bell UH-1 and Sikorsky C-3 Training -Eglin AFB, Destin-Fort Walton Beach, FL. . HH-53 Super Jolly Green Training Training 1969, 40th ARRS Udorn Royal Thai AFB 1970-1971 […]
Strauss, Alan D. AWAITING BIO— NOT RECEIVED YET! Al separted from the Air Force and set up his own business. He resides in Ohio.
Sabby, Dean O. MILITARY BIO–Colonel Sabby earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from the University of Minnesota in 1966, a Master of Science Degree in Counseling and Guidance from the University of North Dakota in 1970, and an Educational Specialist Degree in School Administration from the College of St. Thomas in 1980. He […]
Riggins, Dennis D 2 Jan 1967: Pilot Training, Vance AFB, Enid, OK Feb 1968: Graduated Pilot Training Mar 1968 to Dec 1968: F-4 RTU, MacDill AFB, FL, and multiple survival schools. 46 TFS Dec 1968 to Dec 1969: Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, GIB. 13 TFS Jan 1969 to Jun 1969: F-4 RTU, MacDill, AFB, FL, Upgrade […]