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Name: Paul N. Rasmussen
Career: International
Captain and Check Pilot for US Airways
Major:Chemistry and
General Science
Graduation Year: 1968
Hometown: Lohrville, Iowa
Where he lives now: Moon Township,
Pennsylvania
Campus activities while at Dana:
- Intramural sports
- Swimming instructor
- Student government
- First president of the amateur radio club
- Dormitory floor leader
- Science lab assistant
- Alpha Chi
- Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities
Career Achievements:
I have been flying jet aircraft for 35 years. Right after
college, went into the US Air Force basic and officer training.
After
pilot training in Texas, flew four-engine jets from Travis Air Force Base,
California,
to Vietnam,
Thailand, Japan, Korea and occasionally to Europe.
After Vietnam and while still flying
for the Air Force Reserve, was hired by Pacific
Southwest Airline
(PSA) of San
Diego to fly passengers in the Boeing 727, Lockheed
Electra, British Aerospace
146, DC-9 and MD-80. In 1986, US Airways announced
its purchase of PSA and subsequent merger. For a few years after the merger,
I flew
Boeing 737s.
The past 10 years
I have been an international captain and check
pilot on both the Boeing 757
and 767 aircraft flying primarily North Atlantic
routes between the
United States
and Europe.
What do remember most about your time
at Dana?
- Excellent campus layout in a nice town
- Very dedicated, supportive
faculty
- Challenging subject matter
- Great friends and wonderful girlfriends!
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