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, OV-10 Bronco
From Year 1970
To Year 1971
Personal Memories
Call Sign "Covey" "Hostage"(USMC)
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OV-10 Bronco Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications StatsCentral Model Rockwell OV-10A Bronco Length 41.67 ft | 12.70 m Width 39.70 ft | 12.10 m Height 15.29 ft | 4.66 m Engine(s) 2 x Garrett T76-G-416/417 turboprop engines driving three-blade propellers. Empty Weight 6,969 lbs | 3,161 kg MTOW 14,442 lbs | 6,551 kg Max Speed 281 mph | 452 km/h | 244 kts Max Range 228 miles | 367 km Ceiling 23,999 ft | 7,315 m | 4.5 miles Climb Rate 2,650 ft/min (807.7 m/min) Hardpoints 7 Armament 4 x 7.62mm machine guns OR 1 x 20mm three-barrel gattling gun