The 1958 William Tell Photos
This was the first year that Tyndall AFB would host the William Tell air-to-air weapons meeting, which it has continued to do through today, for the Air Defense Command - now Air Combat Command. As luck would have it, our runway at Seymour Johnson AFB was being lengthened for SAC bombers. So we were TDY to Oceana Naval Air Station at Virginia Beach while both fulfilling our mission and practicing for the shoot at Tyndall. Ergo, the photos below are divided into Oceana and Tyndall categories. We also had a month each year at Tyndall to use their firing range and were familiar with the turf (heat, mosquitoes, and sharks...at the beach and in the town).
OCEANA NAS:
The William Tell team (#1)
The William Tell team (#2)
A/2C Bill Gilliam
A/2C Nicolo J. Luzie
A/2C William C. Plemmons
A/2C Paul L. Wagner
A/2C Thomas H. Maccalous
Lt. Conable viewing NADAR
NADAR & OPs crew
Team departure from Oceana
Lt. Col. James M. Thomas
Lts Pealer & McWhorter with Lt. Col. Thomas
Oceana newspaper article on William Tell
TYNDALL AFB:
Tyndall Air Force Base
Colonels Thomas & Caviness
Col. Caviness with Captains Paladino and Alcorn
482nd team at Tyndall
482nd support team at Tyndall
Col. Caviness's team
Lt. Col. Thomas's team
Lt. Conable's team
Lt. Stonestreet's team
Capt. Stacy's team
Reviewing a firing mission
Col. Caviness "Good Luck" Kiss
Group with William Tell Archers
Misc. Grouping
MISC.
1958 Team Roster
Our Transportation
