"The biggest danger was avoiding collision with the immense amount of traffic." (Video Interview, 16:27)
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Daniel Leonard DiBono, Jr.
Daniel DiBono [2009]
War: Persian Gulf War, 1991 Branch: Navy Unit: VQ-2 (Fleet Reconnaissance Squadron) Service Location: Guam (Mariana Islands); Rota, Spain; Bahrain, Kuwait; Liberia; Souda Bay, Crete Rank: Lieutenant Place of Birth: PA
Daniel DiBono, a graduate of the Naval Academy, began his aviation career as a helicopter pilot, then switched to fixed wing craft. During Operation Desert Shield, he flew reconnaissance missions, then in Operation Desert Storm bombing sorties amid heavy traffic and anti-aircraft fire. Billeted in a five-star hotel in Bahrain during the war, he enjoyed the accommodations but not the restrictions that confined him largely to that building. He also enforced the no-fly zone over Iraq, and flew missions over the Balkans before retiring with 20 years of service--10 years active, 10 years Reserve--behind him.