Donald K. Logan

By zthanson, 1 December, 2022
First Name
Donald
Middle Name
K.
Last Name
Logan
Birthdate
Hometown
Glendale, California
Rank
Captain
Service Branch
Air Force
Date Captured
Date Repatriated
Pre Capture Image
Man in a decorated U.S. Air Force suit.
PreCapture Description

Donald Logan entered Officer Training School at Lackland AFB, Texas, on August 13, 1969, earning his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force on November 13, 1969. Lieutenant Logan completed Undergraduate Navigator Training and was awarded his navigator wings at Mather AFB, California, in March 1971, and then completed F-4 Phantom II Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) training in September 1971. He then served as an F-4 WSO with the 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Korat Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, from November 1971 until he was forced to eject over North Vietnam and was taken as a Prisoner of War on July 5, 1972.

Post Release Image
Officers shaking hands in front of a bus and American flags.
Post Release Description

Captain Logan was released during Operation Homecoming on March 29, 1973. He was briefly hospitalized to recover from his injuries at March AFB, California, and then completed F-111 Aardvark WSO Combat Crew Training in October 1975. His final assignment was as an F-111 WSO with the 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nevada, from October 1975 until he left active duty on February 28, 1977. After leaving the Air Force, Don worked for the North American Aircraft Division of Rockwell International in Los Angeles, California, where wrote flight manuals for the B-1 program in 1977, and with Northrop writing manuals for the F-5 fighter program in 1978. He then worked for Boeing in Wichita, Kansas, writing flight manuals for the B-52, B-1B, E-8A, and RF-4C and F-4E from October 1978 until his retirement in February 2002. Don has published several books on U.S. Air Force subjects, including books on the B-1B Lancer, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, the F-111 Aardvark, the B-52 Stratofortress, and the F-117 Night Hawk. During the Vietnam War, he flew 133 combat missions over North and South Vietnam, and Laos.

Honors, Citations, and Commendations
  • Distinguished Flying Cross
  • Prisoner of War Medal


 

Passed away before release
Post Release