I found this film among our family’s home movies while taking on the task of digitizing them. Initially I assumed that my father, William Casey, must have taken them. But after I shared a link to this film with the F-8 Crusader Association, I received the below email from Gary Williams with the actual story of this footage.
— Chris, Good morning, I received the email from the Crusader Association which included your letter and the attached video. I knew your father while in VF-211 on the Hancock in 69-70. it was during that time frame, I took the movies you discovered. I had given copies to several pilots and your father must have been one of them. I am glad they survived the test of time. I later met your father (if my memory is correct) while he was a test pilot at McDonnell Douglas working on the new C-17 project and he gave me a tour of the aircraft. My sympathies to you for his passing.
Best personal regards,
Gary Williams (Hotfoot)
(VF-211 ‘68=’70)
