NOTAM 4-2012 (Bloyer)

Dear Golden Eagles,

I am saddened to report that Captain Stanley F. Bloyer, USN (Ret.) made his last take-off on Thursday, March 15, 2012 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. His wife Harma survives him. Arrangements for interment at the Barrancas National Cemetery aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola are still pending. Additional information will be promulgated when available.

CAPT Bloyer joined the navy in November1968 and was ordered to flight training. Upon completion he was designated a distinguished naval graduate, and was awarded his wings and commission in May 1970. He joined the Attack community and served in VA-46. He made two combat tours during the Vietnam war with VA-155, flying over 200 combat missions in ’71-’73. Stan was Executive Officer, and then Commanding Officer of VA-83 from May ’83 to April ’86 making two Mediterranean cruises aboard USS Saratoga (CV-60). Stan planned and led a successful HARM missile strike against a Russian-manned SAM site in Libya during Operation El Dorado Canyon in April ’86. He was Commander Air Wing SIX (Super CAG) from ’91-’92 and played principal roles in Operations Provide Comfort and Desert Storm.
CAPT Bloyer was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Meritorious Service Medal, and 21 Air Medals for his heroic actions in combat.

Stan began flying a Cessna 180 as a teenager and never left that airplane. Following his retirement in ’94, he offered flight instruction in vintage aircraft and flew a variety of former military aircraft for government and defense customers for test and training purposes. He owned and operated a Cessna and MIG-21.

Stan was well known in the northwest Florida area as an accomplished aviator and instructor who flew both helicopters and a wide variety of aircraft. A Golden Eagle since March 1, 2012, Stan was proud to have been selected and had already completed plans to attend the Orlando reunion. CAPT Bloyer was lost in a crash of a two-seat experimental aircraft (Emeraude) along with his buddy Don Marco, a retired Air Force Colonel. He will be missed.

Sadly,

Bill Gureck, Pilot