George Howe Obituary

We just recently found out that one of our own, George Howe passed away November 02, 2015. George was born May 9, 1934 in Rumford, Maine to Marguerite Goodwin and George Howe. He was raised in Rumford and attended Rumford schools graduating from Stephens High School. While he was in High School he was often Read More …

Tom Diamond Obituary

Scene: St. Peter and a Mourner at the Gates of Heaven Mourner: “St. Peter, what happens to us when a hero dies?” St. Peter: “What do you think, my friend?” Mourner: “Our hearts break. Our world grows smaller. We wander; wondering ‘why’ and no explanations seem to fill the gap our hero left.” St. Peter: Read More …

Robert Lee Watson Obituary

Robert Lee Watson, 67, of Ladson, SC, husband of Judy Ann (Hobgood) Watson, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Trident Medical Center. A gathering of friends and family was held at James A. Dyal Funeral Home on Thursday, June 18, 2015 from 4 o’clock until 6 o’clock PM. Bob was born on April Read More …

Norman D. Grant

May 6, 1947 to August 25, 2014 Norman began his life at Angels Hospital Los Angeles, CA. He was raised in the Los Angeles area and graduated high school before joining the U.S. Air Force in 1965 at the age of 18. Norman achieved the rank of Technical Sargent while honorably serving our country at Read More …

Michael Gerald Fleck Obituary

Michael Gerald Fleck went to be with our Lord on May 31, 2014. He was born on January 20, 1944 in Philadelphia, PA, to Pauline and Gerald Fleck. Mike is survived by his loving wife, Suzi of Crestview, FL; children, Lerena Fleck, Tallahassee, FL, Scot Fleck of Atlanta, GA, Kelli (Mike) Mayo of Moline, IL, Read More …

Tom Harmon Obituary

Tom Harmon, 87, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday morning, Feb. 22, 2014. He was a long time member of the AAVS community and retired out of Norton many years ago. After that he did some free lance work in aerial camera work for “Top Gun” and also “Flight of the Intruder”. For the Read More …

Ray Borders Obituary

We are sad to report that one of our members, Ray Borders, a who flew 67 combat missions in Vietnam, passed on January 27th 2014 in Las Vegas, NV after a brief illness. We are attempting to get more biographical information from his family and will post it when we receive it.

William Joseph Baker

William Joseph Baker, age 80, of Arcadia, died Thursday evening December 26, 2013 at West Shore Medical Center. He was born March 21, 1933 in Rockford, Illinois, the son of the late John Roscoe and Edith Minnie (McCabe) Baker. He graduated from Bear Lake High School in the Class of 1951. On January 21, 1954, Read More …

Glenn “Mitch” Mitchell

Sorry to report that Glenn “Mitch” Mitchell passed from our midst early on Saturday, November 3. Mitch worked in the Depository at Building 248 and subsequently at the March AFB facility. Mitch was a career AAVS employee beginning at Wright-Patterson AFB and moving to California when AAVS consolidated operations in Building 248. A memorial service Read More …

Larry Fukunaga, Chief Engineer at 2nd Combat Camera Sq., Remembered

Sad news: Larry Fukunaga, long-time chief engineer at Det 8, 1369 AVS, Hill AFB, UT (now 2nd Combat Camera Squadron) and the technical brains behind the decades of cutting-edge technology in Air Force video production, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 67. I hope he’s having a cigarette and a cup of coffee Read More …

Robert (Bob) Witowski

We were saddened to learn that Robert (Bob) Witowski passed away on May 10, 2012 in Worcester, England. Bob, along with his wife Nicky, had attended our reunions in Chicago and Albuquerque, and were making plans to attend this year in Charleston. The following was published in the Worcester News on 18 May 12. WITOWSKI Read More …

John Winston Moseley

John Winston Moseley(Lt. Col., USAF Ret), passed away on October 25, 2011 at the age of 56. Colonel Moseley was preceded in death by his father, Lt. Col. (Ret) Wendell F. Moseley and his mother, Frances G. Moseley. John is survived by his wife, Shelley; daughter, Megan Rice and husband, Adam of San Antonio; three Read More …

Adrian Phillip Hawkshead Jr.

Adrian Phillip Hawkshead, Jr. – Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, April 16, 2012, at Pinecrest Cemetery, Mobile, AL. Phil was born December 29, 1942 in Mobile, AL and passed away April 13, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, Adrian Phillip Hawkshead, Sr. and Etta Jean Hawkshead; his brother, Read More …