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Slusser, John (WD7F), SMSgt USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Casey, IL
Last Address 9411 E Walnut Tree Circle Tucson, AZ 85749
I'm retired with the exception of being a partner in a small R&D company, FSNC, LLC. www.fsnc.com . I retired from Hughes Aircraft/Raytheon in 1998 as Engineering Specialist and Member of the Technical Staff, primarily working for the old Division 28 (Field Support) supporting Radar Systems Group and later CX (Field Support) supporting the Maverick Missile. I was a Tech Rep for Hughes with US Customs Air Operations from 1980 until 1987. I supported the drug interdiction program Cessna Citation-I radar and later, flew with the P-3 Orion, supporing the Hughes F-15 Radar which had been modified for drug traffic interception.
The remainder of my time with Hughes, I was a "MavericK", supporting the AGM-65 Air to Ground Missile at the Ogden Depot and at Chambersburgh, PA depot. The highlight of my Maverick tour was a two year technical support contract with the Spanish Air Force at Zaragoza from 92 until 94.
Other Comments:
My Amateur Radio call is WD7F. Whisky Delta Seven Foxtrot Check it out on www.wd7f.com I am a member of the Southern Arizona DX Association and here's the link: www.sadxa.org
I'm a member of the 12th Tactical Fighter Wing Association http://www.12tfw.org/ and I have posted many pictures on my RVN-66 Website www.wd7f.com/rvn66.htm . You can find a few "war stories" that I provided to this group as well.
The 51st FIW made a mass exodus in December 1964, when a record number of personnel traveled back to the states on reassignment. I recently received two PDF files from SSgt Curt Oberg. They are scans of the Outpost Newspaper, one of the December port calls and the other is the orders changing the DEROS of the 51st A&E personnel. Check them out if you are interested.
Model Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II (Warthog) Length 53.31 ft | 16.25 m Width 57.51 ft | 17.53 m Height 14.67 ft | 4.47 m Engine(s) 2 x General Electric TF34-GE-100 non-afterburning turbofan engines generating 9,065lbs of thrust each. Empty Weight 27,999 lbs | 12,700 kg MTOW 51,998 lbs | 23,586 kg Max Speed 439 mph | 707 km/h | 382 kts Max Range 474 miles | 763 km Ceiling 34,695 ft | 10,575 m | 6.6 miles Climb Rate 6,000 ft/min (1,828 m/min) Hardpoints 11 Armament 1 x 30mm GAU-8/A Seven-Barrel Gatling Gun
Up to 16,000 pounds (7,200 kilograms) of mixed ordnance on eight under-wing and three under-fuselage pylon stations, including: