March 22, 1988
A memorial painting of the 61TFTS for Ron Speidel, who crashed while on Exchange Duty at MacDill AFB. Ron Speidel was a dedicated German Air Force fighter pilot who flew the F-4F Phantom at his home base in Hopsten, Germany. Prior to that, he flew at Neuburg, Germany. The picture was provided by Capt. Speidel's commander at the time, LtCol. Dale "Boots" Hill.