Richard Ludwig has passed away. Not sure if any of you ever met him, I did not, but heard him speak at a Navy League event.
He retired back in the mid-90’s after 28 years of operational experience. He was Commanding Officer of Fighter Squadron (VF-31), the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) and Operational Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX-4). He also the commander of Carrier Air Wing Fifteen and on the Chief of Naval Operations staff as lead analyst for Carrier Air Wing Study (CAWS)-2010, which plotted a roadmap for future carrier air wing composition and was the Operations Officer for Commander Naval Air Forces Pacific Fleet. He is infamously known as the guy who was running the Tailhook Association during the ‘91 meeting.
His aviation experience included 300 combat missions, 1200 carrier landings, and 7500 flight hours in 35 different aircraft.
In any case, seems like a remarkable career.
He retired back in the mid-90’s after 28 years of operational experience. He was Commanding Officer of Fighter Squadron (VF-31), the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) and Operational Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX-4). He also the commander of Carrier Air Wing Fifteen and on the Chief of Naval Operations staff as lead analyst for Carrier Air Wing Study (CAWS)-2010, which plotted a roadmap for future carrier air wing composition and was the Operations Officer for Commander Naval Air Forces Pacific Fleet. He is infamously known as the guy who was running the Tailhook Association during the ‘91 meeting.
His aviation experience included 300 combat missions, 1200 carrier landings, and 7500 flight hours in 35 different aircraft.
In any case, seems like a remarkable career.
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