482nd F.I.S.:

Capt. HERMAN GENE HAYES

Circa 1962/3

Nick Ranone has found this 8X10 and scanned it at 400 dpi...making the overall image size 32 inches by 40 inches. That allows me to frame Gene in the cockpit. Although his face is in shadow, you should be able to see his features ok if you have a good monitor. I've pulled out about as much as the print has to give.

The full 8X10 is the front half of the F-102 named for the "City of Hickory" and contains a handwritten dedication. Nick says "The photo was given to my parents who visited me often and knew Gene and Nancy Hayes. It reads...'To Pat and Mom - two of the loveliest people I know, with love, Nancy's husband, Gene.'"

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482nd FIS Webmaster: George C. Willick