RAFS (Real Aviators Flew Stoofs)

[admiral1960]

Hi,

I am new to the forum.

What is "RAFS (Real Aviators Flew Stoofs)" ?

I understand it is a group / club that crewed STOOFS, but is there a web site and if so what is it ?

How may I contact the guy in charge ?

I was a reserve squadron, VS-891, from 1960 - 1970. We were activated in 1961 for a year when the wall went up. I did not believe I would ever see it come down but it did and I was still in the reserve system (Army).

Our squadron was at NAS Seattle and we flew S2F-1s, S2Ds & S2Es.

Thanks for any info anyone can provide.

[Bill Kambic]

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:26:46 +0100, admiral1960
> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I am new to the forum.
>
>What is "RAFS (Real Aviators Flew Stoofs)" ?
>
>I understand it is a group / club that crewed STOOFS, but is there a
>web site and if so what is it ?

RAFS is a group of Gracefull Aging Naval Aviators with S-2/C-1
experience who gather from time to time to drink, swap lies, play
golf, and generally do what Gracefully Aging Naval Aviators do!!!!!
:-)

No web site that I'm aware of.

>How may I contact the guy in charge ?

E-mail RAFS (LCdr Gordon Bonnel USN(ret)


>I was a reserve squadron, VS-891, from 1960 - 1970. We were activated
>in 1961 for a year when the wall went up. I did not believe I would
>ever see it come down but it did and I was still in the reserve system
>(Army).

Amazing to have lived to see the beginning and the end, eh?

>Our squadron was at NAS Seattle and we flew S2F-1s, S2Ds & S2Es.
>
>Thanks for any info anyone can provide.

Drop Gordy a line and he'll get you on the list. The next gathering
is scheduled for Reno, NV the first weekend of October, 2008.

Bill Kambic
Veteran: VS-27, VS-30, VS-73 (and VP-93 and VT-28)

[Blinky the Shark]

admiral1960 wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am new to the forum.
>
> What is "RAFS (Real Aviators Flew Stoofs)" ?
>
> I understand it is a group / club that crewed STOOFS, but is there a
> web site and if so what is it ?

http://r-a-f-s.org/

Although there's not much there but a mail link for the person whose
address someone already gave you in this thread.


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