AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE

HOMER "BUTCH" FERRANTE 1967 - 1968

Assistant Aviation Maintenance Officer 1968 - 1969

Chief Warrant Officer Hatten was an E-7 when he arrived in Ethiopia and was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer shortly thereafter.

SP5 GENE B MEYER 1964 - 1966

Crew Chief of both U-6 Beavers. He later went to Iran with Major Pitts.

E4 LARRY FANNIN May 67 to May 69

(Photo as of yet unavailable)
Larry Fannin, 67M20 OH-13/OH-23 Helicopter Repairman

Larry was accompanied by his wife Jo Anne. Their child Laura was born at Kagnew Station, Asmara, Ethiopia during his tour of duty. Jo Anne writes: "Larry was there the same time as Ron Johannas, David Thomson, Larry Allen, and Russ Willis. There was another mechanic that came at the same time as Larry, but he can't remember his name."

Jo Anne's post can be found in the Mapping Mission Guestbook.

Obituary/Death Notice

Radio Repairman from USAAMAC at Coleman Barracks, Mannheim, Germany was sent TDY to Mapping Mission for four months to repair radios in the UH-1B's.

Mr. Kalmbach writes: "I served in the Ethiopia-US Mapping Mission from Dec 1964 to June 1966. During my tour, I flew map classification missions all over Ethiopia as well as survey mission support, primarily, in the southern and western areas of the country. My last three months were spent in Sudan."

DENNIS SULLIVAN 1965 - 1967

SFC Howard Ladnier 1967

SP5 Russell D. Willis 1966 - 1968

Aircraft Materiel Supply Specialist (Photo and information as of yet unavailable)

CREW CHIEF UH-1B

CREW CHIEF ON UH-1B (N1903R)

CWO ORMOND HATTEN 1968 - 1969

SP5 CLARENCE MURPHY 1963 - 1964

Jerry Jackson was an aircraft mechanic and Crew Chief on the C-47.

PFC DARLRIPLE 1965 - 1966

NCOIC AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICE

TECHNICAL INSPECTOR OH-23

Dave trained on the UH-1 but since he had worked on OH-23's before arriving in Ethiopia he became a Crew Chief and Technical Inspector for the OH-23.

SP5 Dale Armstrong 1963 - 1964

CREW CHIEF ON UH-1B (N1903R)

(Photo and information as of yet unavailable)

Jerry Kakalecik, Radio Repairman from USAAMAC at Coleman Barracks, Mannheim, Germany was sent TDY to Mapping Mission with Tom Goez for four months to repair radios in the UH-1B's.

Bill was Crew Chief on the OH-23's and UH-1B's, and spent a lot of time with Drifter Field Party as well.

CREW CHIEFS AND OTHER AIRCRAFT MECHANICS

SGT BOB GAFNEY 1967 - 1968

BILL RUDIS 1965 - 1966

SGT JAMES PERRYMAN 1965 - 1967

CREW CHIEF UH-1B 

Crew Chief OH-23 and UH-1A

Jim Coleman was a Multi-Engine Airplane Repairman, and Crew Chief on the U-6, U-9 and the C-47 that Mapping Mission acquired from USAID. That C-47 required a major refit to remove the tanks and spraying equipment which USAID/RICP had installed for locust control operations in Ethiopia.

As a member of "The Mickey Mouse Construction Company", (Slim) Jim Coleman played a major role in building the L'American Club.

BOB EASON 1967 - 1968

U.S. Army Master Aviator

Aircraft Maintenance Officer, and Safety Inspector for Ethiopia-U.S. Mapping Mission

Instructor Pilot in U-6A and U-9C aircraft. Test Pilot for UH-1B, OH-23G, U-6A and U-9C aircraft.

CREW CHIEF

SP4 Lawrence E. Allen Jr. 1968 - 1970

572nd ENGINEER PLATOON

(TOPOGRAPHIC AVIATION)

JAMES R. WHEELER 1967 - 1968

GREG SOHA

Bruce Campbell, Rick Scalf, Rick Bynum, Jim Wheeler. (Photo by Ernie Svec)

KURT WAITE 1967 - 1968

CREW CHIEF (Photo as of yet unavailable)

SP5 ED COLBY 1964 - 1966
(Photo as of yet unavailable)

CREW CHIEF ON UH-1B (N1902R)

SNAPSHOTS

TECHNICAL INSPECTOR ROTOR WING AIRCRAFT

Bill Phillipson arrived Addis Ababa on 22 August 1968 and departed on 1 June 1970. He was initialy Crew Chief on the UH-1B's and UH-1H's, and then later on the C-47 N17203. This picture was taken after driving a 2 1/2 ton fuel truck for 48 hours with no sleep in order to beat the rainy season. Additional information: W. H. "Bill" Phillipson's Web Page on the Kagnew Station Web site. Bill's Mapping Mission Photo Album

NCOIC OF MAINTENANCE OFFICE

TECHNICAL INSPECTOR OF ALL ROTOR WING AIRCRAFT

CREW CHIEF of UH-1B N1901R

RICK SCALF FEB 1967 - JUN 1968

Sgt. Bob Gafney Aircraft Maintenance Sergeant/NCOIC

SP5 WILLINHAUSER 1963 - 1965

SFC JIM REED 1963 - 1965

Bruce Campbell - OH-13/OH-23 and UH-1 Helicopter Repairman.

PFC GANGUZZA 1965 - 1966 

Lawrence was a 76T20

Aircraft Materiel Supply Specialist

CREW CHIEF OF U-9 AERO COMMANDER N-9745F

"Aircraft Repair Technician, Rotary & Fixed Wing Rated".

SP-5 William T. "Bill" Phillipson Aug. 1968 - June 1970

Flight Line Maintenance Personnel 1963 - 1965

NCOIC AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICE

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE

SP5 Ron Johannes 1966-1968 (Photo and information as of yet unavailable)
76T20 Aircraft Materiel Supply Specialist

SFC JAMES G. SPENCE 1964 - 1966

Keith Klein 1965 - 1967

Jerry Jackson 1966 - 1967

TEXT AND PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ERNIE SVEC.

E-6 ROBERT (BOB) EGGENBERGER 1965 - 1967

CREW CHIEF UH-1B

SP5 RICK BYNUM

Barney worked on the flight line as a Crew Chief, served in aircraft supply with CWO3 Richard T. Burke and SSG John Carter Jr., and did some supply work when Lt. Felix, (and later Lt. Smith) were supply officers.

CREW CHIEF - UH-1B, UH-1H and C-47

SP5 ERNIE SVEC Nov. 1966 - Feb 1968

LARRY PRICE 1964 - 1965

(PHOTO UNAVAILABLE - PLEASE PROVIDE)

Larry writes: "I was in the very first group to go into Ethiopia. Cecil Waters and I helped assemble the Hueys that were flown in, and I ran tide gage in Massawa.

Some of the guys with me were Cecil Waters, Chuck Ronquist, Larry Virgil, Ted Atkinson, Woody Woodward, Rastelli, Walt Krebs, Hatori, Stricker, Murphy and Momo. I believe Mamo was the bartender who did some of the guys laundry.

Used to go to JFK Bar.
Any of you get up near Debra Garachar see Portgugese Bridge?

SP5 STACH 1964

PROP and ROTOR MAINTENANCE and CREW CHIEF UH-23

Sgt. James Perryman was Flight line Leader from 1965-1967.

BILL (JOHN) FOWLER 1966 - 1968