My father was a Major when this picture was taken, we came to Miami from Langley AFB after that MIG defected from Cuba and wasn't detected until it was on final approach and landed in Miami. The commander in Langley told my dad to pick 6 pilots and "go to Homestead and DO NOT let that happen again!". I guess some heads rolled at Homestead over that incident and my dad was the replacement. I remember some great times there at Homestead. My father was in the Aero Club on base and taught the Aviation Merit Badge for our Boy Scout troop there. I learned to fly in the side by side 2 seater Grumman AA1 Yankee that was at he Aero Club there, I was 11 years old. My dad would leave the canopy slid back locked in the open position and we would fly over Miami and the keys with a great few and the wind ripping throught the cockpit, he taught me how to get out of flat spins and everything, great times. We also had an all-star team made up of the best players on the base little league baseball teams, I was the 3rd baseman and our Homestead AFB team made it all the way to the Florida State Final Little League Championship game! We got killed! HAHAHA but making it that far for a bunch of Air Force brats was pretty impressive!

My father was a Major when this picture was taken, we came to Miami from Langley AFB after that MIG defected from Cuba and wasn't detected until it was on final approach and landed in Miami. The commander in Langley told my dad to pick 6 pilots and "go to Homestead and DO NOT let that happen again!". I guess some heads rolled at Homestead over that incident and my dad was the replacement. I remember some great times there at Homestead. My father was in the Aero Club on base and taught the Aviation Merit Badge for our Boy Scout troop there. I learned to fly in the side by side 2 seater Grumman AA1 Yankee that was at he Aero Club there, I was 11 years old. My dad would leave the canopy slid back locked in the open position and we would fly over Miami and the keys with a great few and the wind ripping throught the cockpit, he taught me how to get out of flat spins and everything, great times. We also had an all-star team made up of the best players on the base little league baseball teams, I was the 3rd baseman and our Homestead AFB team made it all the way to the Florida State Final Little League Championship game! We got killed! HAHAHA but making it that far for a bunch of Air Force brats was pretty impressive!

My father was a Major when this picture was taken, we came to Miami from Langley AFB after that MIG defected from Cuba and wasn't detected until it was on final approach and landed in Miami. The commander in Langley told my dad to pick 6 pilots and "go to Homestead and DO NOT let that happen again!". I guess some heads rolled at Homestead over that incident and my dad was the replacement. I remember some great times there at Homestead. My father was in the Aero Club on base and taught the Aviation Merit Badge for our Boy Scout troop there. I learned to fly in the side by side 2 seater Grumman AA1 Yankee that was at he Aero Club there, I was 11 years old. My dad would leave the canopy slid back locked in the open position and we would fly over Miami and the keys with a great few and the wind ripping throught the cockpit, he taught me how to get out of flat spins and everything, great times. We also had an all-star team made up of the best players on the base little league baseball teams, I was the 3rd baseman and our Homestead AFB team made it all the way to the Florida State Final Little League Championship game! We got killed! HAHAHA but making it that far for a bunch of Air Force brats was pretty impressive!

My father was a Major when this picture was taken, we came to Miami from Langley AFB after that MIG defected from Cuba and wasn't detected until it was on final approach and landed in Miami. The commander in Langley told my dad to pick 6 pilots and "go to Homestead and DO NOT let that happen again!". I guess some heads rolled at Homestead over that incident and my dad was the replacement. I remember some great times there at Homestead. My father was in the Aero Club on base and taught the Aviation Merit Badge for our Boy Scout troop there. I learned to fly in the side by side 2 seater Grumman AA1 Yankee that was at he Aero Club there, I was 11 years old. My dad would leave the canopy slid back locked in the open position and we would fly over Miami and the keys with a great few and the wind ripping throught the cockpit, he taught me how to get out of flat spins and everything, great times. We also had an all-star team made up of the best players on the base little league baseball teams, I was the 3rd baseman and our Homestead AFB team made it all the way to the Florida State Final Little League Championship game! We got killed! HAHAHA but making it that far for a bunch of Air Force brats was pretty impressive!

My father was a Major when this picture was taken, we came to Miami from Langley AFB after that MIG defected from Cuba and wasn't detected until it was on final approach and landed in Miami. The commander in Langley told my dad to pick 6 pilots and "go to Homestead and DO NOT let that happen again!". I guess some heads rolled at Homestead over that incident and my dad was the replacement. I remember some great times there at Homestead. My father was in the Aero Club on base and taught the Aviation Merit Badge for our Boy Scout troop there. I learned to fly in the side by side 2 seater Grumman AA1 Yankee that was at he Aero Club there, I was 11 years old. My dad would leave the canopy slid back locked in the open position and we would fly over Miami and the keys with a great few and the wind ripping throught the cockpit, he taught me how to get out of flat spins and everything, great times. We also had an all-star team made up of the best players on the base little league baseball teams, I was the 3rd baseman and our Homestead AFB team made it all the way to the Florida State Final Little League Championship game! We got killed! HAHAHA but making it that far for a bunch of Air Force brats was pretty impressive!

My father was a Major when this picture was taken, we came to Miami from Langley AFB after that MIG defected from Cuba and wasn't detected until it was on final approach and landed in Miami. The commander in Langley told my dad to pick 6 pilots and "go to Homestead and DO NOT let that happen again!". I guess some heads rolled at Homestead over that incident and my dad was the replacement. I remember some great times there at Homestead. My father was in the Aero Club on base and taught the Aviation Merit Badge for our Boy Scout troop there. I learned to fly in the side by side 2 seater Grumman AA1 Yankee that was at he Aero Club there, I was 11 years old. My dad would leave the canopy slid back locked in the open position and we would fly over Miami and the keys with a great few and the wind ripping throught the cockpit, he taught me how to get out of flat spins and everything, great times. We also had an all-star team made up of the best players on the base little league baseball teams, I was the 3rd baseman and our Homestead AFB team made it all the way to the Florida State Final Little League Championship game! We got killed! HAHAHA but making it that far for a bunch of Air Force brats was pretty impressive!

I was a pilot in the 49th FIS when this crash occured back in 1978. The pilot who ejected safely was not Jim Lowe, it was Capt George Rampulla. Jim Lowe was the squadron commander at the time.

I was a pilot in the 49th FIS when this crash occured back in 1978. The pilot who ejected safely was not Jim Lowe, it was Capt George Rampulla. Jim Lowe was the squadron commander at the time.

I was a pilot in the 49th FIS when this crash occured back in 1978. The pilot who ejected safely was not Jim Lowe, it was Capt George Rampulla. Jim Lowe was the squadron commander at the time.

I was a pilot in the 49th FIS when this crash occured back in 1978. The pilot who ejected safely was not Jim Lowe, it was Capt George Rampulla. Jim Lowe was the squadron commander at the time.