Originally Posted by
Airbubba
One of my friends was a 'Dustoff' helo pilot in Vietnam but he had to go through a commissioning program (Aviation Officer Candidate School) and Navy flight training to get his Wings of Gold.
Blue Angel Larry Packer went into the Air National Guard after leaving the Navy. They made him change his Navy callsign. It was Fudge.
I think I served with Larry's brother. I worked for two Naval Officers -- one a Captain, the other a Read Admiral -- who got their aviation careers started flying Hueys in Viet Nam in the Army.
As to the accident report: an IP's nightmare ...