jwindham

All I have found is DOB and DOD. Was hoping for a squad picture or a write up in the Peace Maker, No Luck..

This was a write up on the accident that was alittle different:

A United States Air Force C-130

Hercules crashed in a mountainous

area of north-east Turkey on April

13. There were no survivors of the 28

persons on board. Unconfirmed reports

state that the aircraft was on

fire before hitting a mountain. The

Hercules had been airborne for 30min

out of Erzurum.

Anyone who knew him please feel free to contact me at 325-660-3597 or [email protected]

Dean was dating Kay, a meter maid for the Abilene Police Dept. They met at the officers club. He had a motorcycle and a white car of some sort. He took her flying out at emdale several times. Spoke of a brother. She lived in Abilene at the time. She got invited to go with a group to Aspen for the weekend but did not go. Thats all I have gotten so far. My wife wanted to see a picture of him but was afraid to track his family down.

Dean is my wife's biological father! She has never seen a picture of him.

He was aboard this flight but can not find out any info about him!

A United States Air Force C-130

Hercules crashed in a mountainous

area of north-east Turkey on April

13. There were no survivors of the 28

persons on board. Unconfirmed reports

state that the aircraft was on

fire before hitting a mountain. The

Hercules had been airborne for 30min

out of Erzurum.

ACCIDENT DETAILS

Date: April 13, 1982

Time: 14:40 Location: Near Erzurum, Turkey Operator: Military - U.S. Air Force Flight #: ?

Route: Erzurum - Incirlik AC

Type: Lockheed C-130H

Registration: 74-1678 cn / ln: 4645

Aboard: 27 (passengers:19 crew:8) Fatalities: 27 (passengers:19 crew:8) Ground: 0

Summary: Failure of the No.4 engine followed by separation of the engine and propeller of the No.3 engine. Overpressurization of the right wing resulting in an explosion and in-flight fire. A Mayday was received from the aircraft before it fell and crashed into mountainous terrain and burst into flames. Attachment bolts to support the No. 4 engine had not been installed.

April 13, 1982 : C-130H 74-1678, c/n 4645, of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing, as of October 1977 with black camel on tail. Crashed near Sivas, 360 kilometers east of Ankara, Turkey, when number four (starboard outer) engine mount failed, destroyed number three (starboard inner) engine, wing broke

190. April 13, 1982 : C-130H 74-1678, c/n 4645, of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing, as of October 1977 with black camel on tail. Crashed near Sivas, 360 kilometers east of Ankara, Turkey, when number four (starboard outer) engine mount failed, destroyed number three (starboard inner) engine, wing broke.

I need your help filling in the blanks about Dean.

He was stationed at Dyess in 1972 with the 463 TAW

Home town - UNKNOWN

Education- UNKNOWN

Family- UNKNOWN

Was dating a girl named Kay from Ranger Texas in 1972

Was born Sept 4, 1947

Was a Captain with the 773 on April 13, 1982 his plane went down due to failed engine mount bolt over Turkey.

Looking for pictures of Dean. His plane went down over Turkey in 1982..

Looking for pictures of Dean Vandam