~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF veteran, NWA Capt. Paul Douglas Saastad
July 9, 1939 ~ January 16, 2025
USAF blog site…entry was taken from Spence AFB online guestbook, Paul Saastad wrote: “I was a cadet at Spence in class 61-F. I was a yank from Wisconsin and being in reb country for the first time in my young life was a real experience. A great experience!” https://spenceairbase.com/guestbook.html
PCN memorial site
From the retired Northwest Airlines pilot group,
NWA colleague Paul Saastad died on January 16, 2025. Paul, age 85, died of natural causes near his home at Port Townsend, WA. He grew up near Spooner, WI and after college entered the USAF. Most of his military years were spent flying the KC-135 tanker. Paul was hired by NWA on August 01, 1966. We were honored to have him in our ranks.
Bill Day
