Raymond Franck

Since graduating from UPT in 1970, I went on to operational flying in B-57 Canberras – at Holloman, MacDill, Ubon, Kadena and Malmstrom – flying all five short-wing models at one time or other. (Still my favorite airplane.)
In 1975, was assigned remote to Iceland – where I did a year with the Navy at the Iceland Defense Force Command Center at Keflavik. In 1976, I returned to CONUS, for a tour as an economics instructor. Got some flying time in U-4s.

Raymond E. Franck, Jr. — “Chip”

“Let it be known that in the period from July 1969 to July 1970, First Lt. Chip Franck did distinguish himself in the following manner at Columbus AFB, Mississippi: Lt. Franck, fearless leader of B section, suffered extreme mental anxiety beyond the normal call of duty in trying to keep B section in line…

In a normal vertical recovery, Lt. Franck became disoriented and pulled the nose even higher, stalled the airplane and immediately started into an accelerated spin. He then employed a spin prevention which didn’t work and finally came out with a spin recovery. Upon recovering, he said to the IP, ‘Boy, you know those vertical recoveries are really hell!’ For the above stated reasons, Lt Chip Franck (whoops, make that Captain Chip Franck) is hereby granted the 71-01 ‘Fickle Finger of Fate Award.’ Whoopee!!”

71-01 Yearbook, page 12.