Pete Byam working on the
F-100 Super Sabre Jet Fighter in Saudi Arabia, 523rd TFS Tactical
Squadron Wing.
Pete Byam, was a weapons mechanic on F-100s with the 427th MMS at Cannon AFB, NM from 1961 to
1964.Pete served in the
USAF from 1960 until 1964.During that time he went
TDY to Turkey (522nd
TFS), Saudi Arabia (523 TFS), Iran, and Florida During the
Cuban Missile Crisis, with
several different squadrons. Look through the following
photos. If you were stationed with the 27th TFS
see if you can find yourself.
Pete now a full time entertainer lives and
works in the Black Hills
in the summer time and Apache Junction/Mesa in the Winter months.
Website
www.petebyamshow.com
I was stationed at Cannon AFB, NM 1961 -1964. As a Weapons
Mechanic, 46250, I went TDY to Turkey with the 522nd Commanded
by Major John J. Voll (Out top ace in the Mediterranean Theater
of Operation, )Saudi
Arabia with the 481 Commanded by Col Woody,
Iran with the 27th TFW & Florida three times with during
the Cuban Crisis.
The F-100 or "Lead Sled" as we called it was a well used
and beautiful plane. I saw a picture once of a friend of mine
who was a ANG Pilot with the SDANG of a formation a "Huns" in
front of Mt. Rushmore.
I recall many of the airman and pilots that I worked with
Sgt. Bobby Lord, Sgt. Alvie Reynolds, Sgt Rainwater, A1c
Register, A1C Herzog, Sgt Sylvanus S. Jones, Capt Bradley,
Murgatroyd, Wilt, Van Domlin, Elliot,
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23rd
TFS Tactical Fighter Squadron was taken in
Saudi Arabia during Operation Hard Surface. Elgie Rath was
killed when his 100 went in over in
Japan.
Left to Right: Standing -
John Anderson, Joe Hillner, Larry Hart, Elgie Rath,
Kneeling - Paul Orf, Jerry Hicks,
Mike Rawling, Fred Haeffner.
That
is me putting the cartridges in the type VII pylon.
A
picture of me on my
Unicycle on the flight line take in 1962.
Lt.
Col. (Captain when I knew him) Paul Cohagen. Col Cohagen
was the
test pilot for the 27th wing. He was also assigned to the 481st.
I believe he was the favorite pilot of all of us. This picture was
taken in Vietnam about 1965. Notice the 500# bombs on the type one
pylon (inboard station on the wing)Pete
Byam
Photo from Pete Byam
Jeff,
Found my Cannon AFB Annual from about 1963. Has most of the
people that were there at that time, who were not TDY. Attached
is 481st.
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