From the National Airlines Buccaneers alumni website……
the passing of F/A Beth Schwalbert, widow of Capt. Greg
Schwalbert…
https://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/2020/02/nal-paa-dl-capt-james-gregory-greg.html
~ IN MEMORY ~
NAL/PAA/DAL Flight Attendant Elizabeth "Beth"
Casper Schwalbert
DOB Jan 6, 1942
DOH Dec 15, 1978 DOD March 11, 2021
Beth was the widow of NAL/PAA/DAL Captain Greg Schwalbert
who passed away in Dec 2019. They were a true NAL couple. They currently plan a service sometime in May
in Islamorada, FL. A more complete obituary will be sent when one becomes
available. Her good friend Bee Sarron was with her when she passed peacefully
at home.
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https://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/2020/02/nal-paa-dl-capt-james-gregory-greg.html
Capt. James Gregory
‘Greg’ Schwalbert
Born: April 12, 1939
Hired: 6-19-1967 Died: December
26th, 2019
Greg was born in Toledo, Ohio and graduated from DeVilbiss
High School. He was awarded a full Navy scholarship and graduated from the U.
of Michigan and then served in the U.S. Navy. He was an F-4 pilot on the
Aircraft Carrier, the F.D. Roosevelt. He was a TRI-Centurion flying 300 take
offs and landings on the same aircraft carrier. He was awarded a citation for
aggressively leading an airstrike on North Vietnam. He was awarded three Air
Medals. He was the only person ever to catapult off a carrier with the *wings
folded and land successfully. He was
able to recover at Guantanamo Bay Navy base, thereby saving the F-4, his RIO
(Radar Intercept Officer) and himself. He loved flying as a Pilot with NAL,
PAA, DAL and all his friends and crew members.
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