A/1C "Skip" Youngdahl joined Echo Flt from Hanscom Field, MA where he was an F-102 mechanic. In Dec 1960, he was selected as OCS's 1st Group Ops & Tng Officer. Lt. Youngdahl graduated in the top half of our class and headed for Williams AFB for pilot training. From 1962 to 1965, Skip flew C-118s for MATS at McGuire AFB, NJ. Hickam AFB, HI, was Capt. Youngdahl's next assignment flying C-118s and C-124s in the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
He was discharged in April 1967 and joined TWA's Flight Engineer training in Kansas City. TWA then assigned him to Los Angeles, CA from October 1967 to 1972. He flew B-707s, B-727s and L-1011s. Served one year with the California ANG (Hollywood ANG as it was locally known) at Van Nuys, CA (only for the money!). Moved to Incline Village, NV in 1972. Based in San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, St. Louis, MO and a short term in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia TDY flying for Saudi Arabian Airlines. Flew domestic and international flights. In September of 1984 moved to St. Louis, MO and flew B-767 as International First Officer and DC-9/MD-80 as Captain until retirement in August 1991.
Since retirement he's been keeping busy restoring old Ford Mustangs and traveling. Skip spent time as 1964 ½ - 1966 Mustang Gold Card Judge for the Mustang Club of America and went to many National Shows to judge cars in his field. For 17 years he owned a 1965 Mustang GT convertible that won many National Shows. Another of his Mustangs, a 1965 GT coupe, was selected for display in the June 2003 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI.
He's traveled to all seven continents and in 2002 took trips to the Western and Eastern Caribbean, Alaska and China's Silk Road. Skip says, "Ever since taking that flight from Providence, RI to San Antonio in 1955 for Air Force Basic Training I've been hooked on keeping my feet moving."
In January of 2004 Skip made a PCS move from St. Louis to Mebane, NC to be near his daughter Donna (born during OCS at the Lackland hospital) and two of his grandsons. He spends a lot of time playing golf and working on this website.
In July of 2007 Skip married Nancy Eppard, a lovely "Carolina Girl", after three years of courtship. They currently live in Mebane and spend a lot of time playing golf and traveling to where ever the whim takes them.
He has two daughters and four grandsons.