UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PILOT TRAINING CLASS 61-DELTA
We maintain this site because no official records of our class are accessible through USAF channels.
If the memories of our past are not passed on, for all intents and purposes they cease to exist.
The class maintains two websites to provide redundant server capability.
We invite your comments and suggestions on what you would like to see.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Since the creation of 61-D.ORG, this website has been accessed and viewed by folks using at least 40 variations, or combinations of browsers and operating sytems. We test as many of these as possible, but, we need your input if you are experiencing any difficulty viewing any portion of the site...thanks.
WE GATHERED THE EXTENSIVE ROSTER DATA FROM SCRATCH
DAVE and LYNNE ROBERTS
I DESIGNED THE ORIGINAL GEOCITIES PAGE LAYOUT (AND TAUGHT CHUCK ALL HE KNOWS ABOUT IT)
MARC, BETTY and "TAB" TABYANAN
WE PUT IT INTO IBM FORMAT AND ON THE NET
POOH and CHUCK NETTLE
WE COLLABORATE, KEEP THINGS CURRENT, TRACK E-MAIL ADDRESSES AND PROVIDE CURRENT AND E-MAIL ROSTERS
GIL and TAMMIE UNANGST
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
The roster data base accessible via this website was the brain child of Dave
Roberts. Dave compiled and maintained the information by hand for quite a while, then
put it on the Apple Computer before most of us knew what an Apple Computer was.
Chuck assumed the the job on an interim basis in 1988. Converting all data to IBM format and eventually building the website in 1998.
Gil Unangst brought his communications and other creative collaborative skills onboard in 1995 and has provided all rosters in HTML, XLS, and PDF formats since.
Thanks to the four men and their wives who organized the very first reunion (1973 San Diego) of Class 61-D:
Thanks also to all those classmates and their wives (who probably did most of the work)
that have kept the data current while hosting subsequent reunions.
Our special thanks to Enrique Tabyanan. He is a great teacher and without his help, this website would not exist.
Thanks to the USAF Thunderbirds for the use of their motion .gif files.
"T-37 On the numbers" by Keith Ferris.
Aviation Cadet photos courtesy of Gale Webb.
Aircraft photos are courtesy of the Air Force Museum.
Contrail photos by Chuck Sullivan
The eagle, goldwall images and casualty data are courtesy of The Wall-USA. (Vietnam Veterans
Memorial Wall Homepage) Copyright � 1998-2011 Chuck Nettle and Gil Unangst
Send e-mail to Chuck Nettle...or...Gil Unangst
THE WEBSITE FOR USAF PILOT TRAINING
CLASS 61-D
It was worth doing...it is worth remembering...
Our participation in the United States Air Force Pilot Training Program was a life altering event. We feel it worthy of recollection.
During this training we knew that we were in the company of a special breed of young men.
Men of courage. Men destined to lead others in time of adventure and danger.
This site recounts part of the start of that adventure.
It keeps class members up to date on class reunion information and current news about classmates.
It also informs visitors about the class...and it may inspire others to earn their wings.
The database for the class is currently maintained in three formats by the webmasters....If you are a member of the class and desire a current roster (with addresses and phone numbers) via e-mail, click here to contact Gil Unangst
This website is provided by free service FortuneCity nearly duplicates our primary site.
Our primary site is 61-D.ORG
Click here to visit our primary site
Our original site was provided by free service GeoCities-Yahoo in 1995. It served us well for 14 years, but is no longer available.
This is your website.
...and please nitpick the errors, it's the best way we find them.
AND YOU CAN BLAME US FOR ALL YOU SEE
Dave Roberts, Fran Pieri, Ed Collins, and Larry O'Day.
He has a website at:
70th Air Refueling Association.
