Ripper Flight of Two over the north coast of Sardinia 1964-65 (Paul Forrest in 208, Mike Walker in 210)



Commanding Officers

Cdr. Jay Arnold	Cdr. Zee Loftin	Cdr. Hugh Lowery
Cdr. Bill Woods	Cdr. Dick Stewart	Cdr. Bill Mumma
Cdr. Art Derrick

Flight Deck USS FDR, 1965 Med Cruise

front kneeling (l to r) Don Benton, Cdr Art Derrick (XO), Cdr Bill Mumma (CO), Gene Clemens, Mike Walker, Boyd Repsher, Cliff Jones
back standing (l to r) John Cordine (holding the Sidewinder), Mel Koch, Joe Phaneuf, Ken Fox, Dean Lassiter, Paul Forrest, Jay Meadows, Tom Corboy, Darryl Stubbs, Skip Holden

Flight Deck USS FDR, Med Cruise 1962-63

Back: John McCorvey, Jack Bennett, Mike Van Ort, Paul Polski, "B" Payne, Hugh Lowery, Bill Woods, Ted Fellowes, Guy Cane, Willie Williamson, and Wiley Worden (Rep).

Front: Terry Roark, Larry Blose, Ken Fox, Jack Davis, Bill Brandel, Charlie Dosch, Darryl Stubbs, and Hal Marr.

DATES OF F-8 OPERATIONS:

MODELS OF F-8 EQUIPPED: F-8A, 19??-1962

F-8E, 1962-1965

F-8D, 196

CRUISES:

SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONS:

Key West Hot Pad – Aug-Sep 63
GITMO Hot Pad – Feb 64

Some F-8 Red Rippers at Squadron Reunion, NAS Oceana 1997

(top row) Sally Clemens, Jean Mumma, Hal Marr, Tony Marr, Dotty Brandel, Bill Woods, Vie Woods, Larnel Dosch
(Bottom row) Darryl Stubbs, Gene Clemens, Lucille Stubbs, Bill Brandel, Charlie Dosch


Some F-8 Red Rippers at Squadron Reunion 2002

Gene Clemens, Darryl Stubbs, Cliff Jones, Joe Phaneuf, Tom Corboy, Bill Brandel, Gene Taylor

Dottie Brandel, Sally Clemens, Vi Woods, Lucille Stubbs, Barbara Corboy

Rippers '08 Reunion 

Bill and Dottie Brandel, Charlie and Larnell Dosch, Sally and Gene Clemens, Skip Holden, Joe Phaneuf, Lucille and Darryl Stubbs