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BOB RICHARDS

 I am ex Flight Engineer with ONA 
and came across this site and was 
glad to see the many familiar faces 
of the people I had worked with! 
The following data reflects my 
experience and service with ONA. 

My time with ONA was from 1966 to 
1987, the first year as DC-7 F/E, 
one year as maintenance rep, and 
the remainder as DC-8 F/E.  
Attended DC-10 ground school,  
simulator at AA in Dallas, and 
completed flight training. Never 
served as F/E on a revenue DC-10 
flight. I miss all the people and 
the good times!

I remember Paul Stark so well from 
the DC-7 days when Atlantic 
crossings still required navigators.  
I saw he attended the ONA New York 
2003 reunion.

I visit the VA hospital in Gainesville 
and Lake City, Florida quite frequently, 
and see many vets in the nursing 
home who are happy to have someone 
talk to them. 

Best wishes,  Bob Richards








Waiting for a tow, 1976,

 Randall airport





I did some soaring at a small airport 
called "Randall"  airport, just 
outside Middletown New York. I acquired 
damaged sailplanes, rebuilt them, and 
flew them until some one purchased them. 
I rebuilt a total of four sailplanes, 
and sold them all a few months after 
completing the reconstruction of each 
one. I eventually gave up the hobby of 
rebuilding, and then occasionally 
purchased soaring time.  I really and 
truly enjoyed the "silent" flight.

WIESBADEN GERMANY
On a Wiesbaden, Germany layover 
with "Andy" Andrechyn. 
He took me with him on a short train 
ride to a small town where he had 
friends from a previous work 
experience in Germany. His friends 
had a soaring club and a few 
sailplanes. He and I both had an 
enjoyable day with those people 
and capped off the day with a meal 
and a  beer. If Andy is reading 
this, thanks again Andy for the 
wonderful day.

Two sister websites for Wiesbaden, which I  
discovered a few years ago, were 
created by a bright young man named
 Axel Imhoz.
He has done a magnificent job, 
and covers many things in detail, 
including  the Telekom 
phone book for the entire 
country of Germany. 

Bebe Petrie
 
A former ONA F/A married and 
lived in Wiesbaden.  I met her and 
her husband on the street in 1976, 
and we talked for a while. Her name 
was Bebe Petrie. I can not recall 
her married name.  So trying to 
search using her maiden name would 
possibly be futile, unless she 
communicated with some of the ONA F/A.