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RIVET BALL

Rivet Ball Team 2 Patch

"Rivet Ball (Alias Nancy Rae / Wanda Belle) was a Great Aircraft with a great mission. Those of us that were fortunate enough to fly with her will never forget." -- Lt. Col. King Hawes (Ret.)

Rivet Ball ("Wanda Belle") in front of hangar 2 on Shemya
Photo Credit: King Hawes, Team-2 Rivet Ball

Rivet Ball ("Nancy Rae") in 1962, model number JKC-135A
Photo Credit: King Hawes, Team-2 Rivet Ball

Rivet Ball departing Majors Field in Greenville, Texas
Photo Credit: King Hawes, Team-2 Rivet Ball

Rivet Ball equipment layout and crew positions
Credit: King Hawes, Team-2 Rivet Ball

Rivet Ball preparing to land on Shemya
Photo Credit: King Hawes, Team-2 Rivet Ball

Rivet Ball's Team-2 (Ratto's Raiders) with the Ball on Shemya
Photo Credit: King Hawes, Team-2 Rivet Ball

Rivet Ball with shark teeth parked in hangar #2 on Shemya in 1968
Nose art by Capt. Bob Brown (Nickname: Viper) and Capt. King Hawes (Nickname: King / Tinker)
Photo Credit: King Hawes, Team-2 Rivet Ball

Rivet Ball crashed during an attempted landing at Shemya on January 13, 1969 at 12:30 AM
Photo Credit: King Hawes, Team-2 Rivet Ball

Sources and Methods

• A Tale of Two Airplanes by Ltc. Kingdon R. Hawes, USAF (Ret.)

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