|
New —
Airfield Database
This is a searchable database of all the airfields in South Vietnam
from 1967 to 1973.
Awards & Decorations
Pat Hanavan and Peter Bird have now integrated the awards and
decorations data into the Roster database so that it can be searched and
kept up to date more easily. The first attempt at a search page is posted and can be accessed through the
History Index page.
New —
Aircraft Roster
Wayne Buser's extremely complete roster of all 307 Caribou aircraft
built by deHavilland has now been updated as of 6 September 2010.
The link to this page can be found
here.
New! — Forum
The forum section has been completely updated with new software and you
are encouraged to give it a try. In order to control the Spam we
encountered last time around, you will have to register in order to
post. Please give it a try and post your comments!
September 1 Roster
The Roster is now updated through 1 September 2019.
Center for the
Intrepid
The Association’s check and the one from Frank Godek were presented to
the Director of the Center, Dr. Rebecca Hooper, over the holidays.
Click <here> for more information
about the Center and how you can donate.
|
Bench Dedication
2015
The latest memorial bench we dedicated was during the 2015 reunion
at Travis AFB. The photo is
here.
Reunion
2020
The advance information is is here.
Lost and
Found
Shawn Giefing is looking for survivors of the crash of 63-9751 (14 Oct
2015).
Retiree
Info
New information on Agent Orange exposure is posted as of 28
October 2010. This applies to everyone who served in Vietnam, not
just retirees.
Proceedings
This is new feature of the web site that will allow you to read the
formal motions and votes of the Board throughout the year.
Missing Man
The Missing Man has been updated with
numertous entries
(Updated 1 June 2017). We have also added a list of known grave sites.
Photo Album Addition
The latest photo updates are from George Ginck and taken in 1968.
|
Links
Several new links to some C-141 sites have been added (17 May 2011)
History
Pat Hanavan has finished all five volumes of his comprehensive history of C-7A
operations in Southeast Asia. Information is posted on the
History Page.
What does the icon mean?
You will notice the following icon:
at the bottom of some pages. All this means is that I have brought the
page into full compliance with the W3C HTML 4.01 Transitional specification
in preparation for moving to XHTML 1.0 or perhaps HTML 5.
|
The Caribou Tax
Just to reiterate the plea in the newsletter, the Association needs your
support. If you are a member, please check the roster
and see if you are up to date. If the "Tax" date is
not "2019" or later, please get a check in the mail to
Jess Cogley. If you are not a member, please consider joining. We
welcome former Caribou people as voting members and anyone else who would
like to help support the Association as non-voting members. In
either case, you will receive the newsletter. Full information,
along with Jess' address is on the FAQ
page.
|
History
Request
A number of us are trying to compile historical information on the USAF
C-7A, C-7B, and its units (including training, AFRES, and ANG units).
The results of some of that work is to be found in our pages devoted to
Caribou
units and aircraft squadron assignments. The information on
public web sources is limited, but we have a huge wealth of it in people's
heads. It sure would be nice if some of it could come this way.
We are particularly interested in nailing down the location history
of the Vietnam squadrons from 1 Jan 1967 and the aircraft tail numbers
assigned to each squadron. Following that, information on the Wing
and Squadron Commanders is needed. Until we can convince someone to
take on the role of Official Historian, forward any information you have
to your cantankerous Webmaster. |
