Previously Held AFSC/MOS 99000-Basic Airman
AAF MOS 552-Control Tower Operator
27270A-Air Traffic Control Technician
27270-Air Traffic Control Technician
Service Years
1956 - 1977
Official/Unofficial US Air Force Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Additional Information
What are you doing now:
Sidney B. Perrine
MSgt, USAF, Ret.
Retired
March 2001 - Present.
Senior Technical Illustrator Checker & Illustration Senior Quality Control Inspector
Beechcraft Aircraft Co. November 1978-November 1980. Wichita, KS
Boeing Military and Commercial Aircraft Co. November 1980- March 2001. Wichita, KS and San Diego,CA
Air Traffic Controller:
U.S. Army
December 1957 - October 1963.
U.S. Air Force
October 1963 - December 1977
Postions within the air traffic control field:
Shift Supervisor - 1959 -1977.
Control Tower Chief Controller Whiteman AFB, Knob Noster, MO - 1971-1972.
USAF ATC School Lead Instructor Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS - 1966-1970.
Active Duty ATC Advisor to Mississppi Air National Guard, 238th ATC Sqn, Key Field, Meridian, MS - 1972-1975.
Air Traffic Control Facilty Ratings:
Visual Fight Rules (VFR) Control Tower.
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Control Tower. (Approach Control).
Ground Control Approach (GCA). (Radar)
Airport Surveillance Radar. (ASR)
Precision Approach Radar. (PAR).
SP/5, E-5, US Army, Honorable Discharge, October 1963.
MSgt, E-7 US Air Force, Retired, December 1977.
1970-1971, O-2 Skymaster
From Year 1970
To Year 1971
Personal Memories
Call Sign "Covey"
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O-2 Skymaster Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
TECHNICAL NOTES: Armament: Rockets, flares, 7.62mm mini-gun pods or other light ordnance hung on four wing pylons Engines: Two 210-hp Continental 10-360s Maximum speed: 199 mph Cruising speed: 144 mph Range: 1,060 miles Ceiling: 19,300 ft. Span: 38 ft. Length: 29 ft. 2 in. Height: 9 ft. 5 in. Weight: 4,900 lbs. loaded