OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRWAYS CREW WEB - F/E BOB RICHARDS
OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRWAYS CREW WEB - F/E BOB RICHARDS
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September 1, 2006 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´m glad to learn Paul Stark remains in the VA hospital in New Jersey and will contact him via email. I remember Paul 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 some one talk to them. Best wishes, Bob Richards  Randall airport 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.
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 The only photo I have in ONA uniform, is taken in the cockpit by Jules Simandl. The Captain in the picture is Bob Francis, and I do not recognize the pilot.   
The little furry faced guy is called "Spuds", and he is a Shihtzu. Please excuse his unkept appearance, as this photo was taken in the yard of the hospital during his recuperation He underwent major abdominal surgery for injuries sustained when he encountered two dogs three times his size.
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