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  • Roy N. Winkler
  • Foil: 6 Panel: Distinguished Flying Cross Society Column: 4 Line: 60

    Wall of Honor Level:
    Air and Space Friend

    Honored by:

    - Graduated pilot training Vance AFB, OK 1957, class 57Q.
    - Assigned to Otis AFB, MA where I flew RC-121 aircraft for 5 years.
    - Air Traffic Control School, Kessler AFB, MS, graduating fall 1962.
    - Okinawa, Air Traffic Control Officer, Kadena AB until mid-1965.
    - England AFB, LA, Flight Facilities Officer.
    - 1967. Vietnam, 360th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron. Flew the EC-47. Received the Distinguished Flying Cross for the 160 highly classified recon missions I flew.
    - Westover AFB, MA. Flew T-29 Convair. Commander 1917th Communications Squadron.
    - 1969. Pentagon. Air Traffic Control staff officer
    - 1972. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) headquarters, Air Traffic Control Specialist.
    - 1977. Air Force Liaison Officer to Civil AirPatrol, National Capitol Wing, Bolling AFB, DC.
    - Reired as a LtCol 1982.

    One aspect of my Air Force career was that I was fortunate enough to fly my entire career in many different varieties of aircraft.

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