461st Bombardment Wing (H)

KC-135 refueling a B-52

Crew E-26

Pickard's crew E-12 on medal day

L-R: Col. John Paine (Wing VC); Major Max Pickard (AC); unknown (CP); Capt. George Adams (RN); 1st Lt. Bill Taylor (N); Capt. Don Disler (EW); T/Sgt. Dick Lefebvre (G)

All Amarillo B-58 crew

L-R Unknown; Capt. Sam Lemon (P); Capt. George Adams (NB); Capt. Don Disler (DSO)

Crew E-21

Front L-R: Oscar Ferrell (EWO); Evaristo Vasquez (G); John King (CP)

 Back L-R: Roger Miller (RN); Jacob Goldberg (P); Richard O'Garr (N)

Courtesy of Ned Kerr

This was our crew presenting an AK47 given to us on an in-country visit to Vietnam by some members of the 9th Infantry Division.  We are presenting it to Maj. Gen William J Crumm, 3rd Air Division Commander in May, 1967.

Front row: Maj. Gen. Crumm; Maj. Max Pickard (AC); Col. CD Lewis (461st BW Commander)

Rear L-R: S/Sgt Dick Lefebvre (G);  Capt. Don Disler (EW); 1^st Lt. John Bernstiel (CP); Capt. Ned Kerr (RN); 1^st Lt. Bill Taylor (N)

Gen. Crumm was killed in a midair collision off of DaNang in July 1967 on his last flight before going home.

Courtesy of Ned Kerr

Ned Kerr (RN) next to the E-12 Guam Bomb

Courtesy of Ned Kerr

Max Pickard (AC) next to the E-12 Guam Bomb

Courtesy of Ned Kerr

This picture was taken after the last training flight from Amarillo AFB on 17 January 1968.  Aircraft 56-596.

Kneeling L-R: Lt. Col. Harlan McLean (AC); Capt. Charlie Starks (RN); Capt. Bruce Kelly (EW); Capt. Mike Barr (N)

Back L-R: Capt. Paul "Slats" Schuster (CP); Capt. Ned Kerr (IRN); unknown; M/Sgt Al Duncan (G)