Photos of MIA Combat pilots

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Photos of MIA Combat pilots

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Over the years I've taken a lot of pictures and collected a lot of pictures from others from R/C combat events. This weekend I upgraded a photo organizing program called Picasa from Google. This version has facal recongnition software and so I had it go through over 25,000 photographics that I've collected in my life. A lot of them are of R/C combat activies over that last 10 or 11 years.

On a good day I can remember my own name and so I've been struggling with a lot of the faces and so I thought I'd enlist the help of other "old-timers" to come up with some names.

Some of the folks I remember their "handles", others I remember only from what part of the country they came from.

I've numbered the photos and if you know who it is please post the number and name.

My apologies to those of you that may be still active but like I said on a good day I can remember my own name!

Also, what was "Smack Daddy" real name?


#4-Taken in 2005, I think he helped Kelvin run the Paris event
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#5-Taken at Paris 2005, he took 2nd place in Open B
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#6-Dave Eaton
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#7-Travis Olander
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#8-Don "Hollywood" Veres II
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#9-Tim Treneff
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#10-Harold Walsh
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#11-Jerry V
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#12-Dan Powell
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#13-Keith "Lightning" Jones
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#14-Travis Olander
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#15-Bob Starr
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#16-Edgar Vincent
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#17-Daryl Ellison
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#18-Charles Warren
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#19-Don Lacey
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#20-Stan Irwin
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#21
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#22-Mike Stern
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#23-Wes "Sheepy" Parmenter
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#24-Neal Rohrke
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#25-Mark "Roid" Schofield
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#26-Bert Dobson
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#27-William Crane
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#28-Brandon Chesney
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#29-Mick Williams
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#30-Don Fulson (not 100% sure about the last name) from OK
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#31-Chris Shepherd
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#32-John Stewert
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#33-Dean "TyeGuy" McBournie
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----------------New Faces--------------

#34-Victor Shamulus
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#35-Rick Smith
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#36
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#37-Corey Stein
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#38-
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#43-Jimbo Bienvenu
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#44-Travis "Big Country" Hanson
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#46-Jared "Little Country" Hanson
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#48-John "Proppy Jon" Armstrong
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Any help in IDing these fellows would be appreciated.
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Here's my input:
7 & 14 - Travis Olander, Richardson RC Club
9 - Tim Treneff
10 - Harold Walsh from Richardson
13 - Keith "Lightning" Jones
15 - Bob Starr
17 - Daryl Ellison
22 - Mike Stern, North Dallas
23 - Wes "Sheepy" Parmenter (RIP)
24 - Neal Rohrke
25 - Mark "Roid" Schofield
27 "Mr Clean"?
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Smack Daddy is Frank Neubert
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#8 Don Veres III
#20 Stan Irwin
#31 A truly unflattering photo of myself. Chris Shepherd
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Post by Which_way_is_up »

Ed and Chris,

Thanks guys that was a big help. I've added the names to the photos to help others see what remaining faces we've left to ID.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Which_way_is_up</i>
<br />Ed and Chris,

Thanks guys that was a big help. I've added the names to the photos to help others see what remaining faces we've left to ID.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Roy, minor error - #8 is actually Don Veres II, not III.
I fixed it for you.
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#6 Dave Eaton
#11 Jerry V. passed on last year from lung cancer
#12 Dan Powell, belongs to the Sherman club, flying big 3d planes
#16 Bruce Hoover (maybe)
#26 Bert Dobson from Houston
#30 Don Fulson (not 100% sure about the last name) from OK
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What are you doing Roy. Trying to match up combat pilots to the FBI`s most wanted list?
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I think #28 is Brandon Chesney
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#19 Don Lacey, Tucson AZ
#29 Mick Williams, Tucson AZ
#27 Mr. Clean...moderates the RC Universe Combat Thread..
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32 John Stewert, San Diego Ca. he used to be sponsored by Team Seaholm..
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Isn't Mr. Clean's name Bill Crane?

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William Crane
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What happened to 1, 2 and 3?
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Ed Kettler</i>
<br />What happened to 1, 2 and 3?
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I created a master list of faces and the first three were non-combat people.
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