BILL BUSTELL
1975 - 1986
AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, INSPECTOR
GTF DEN


The obituary for William (Bill) B. Bustell is in the Denver Post.  Sunday, September 4, 2005.
Bill was born December 20, 1927, and died June 21, 2005 in Bozeman, MT.  
He was 77.
He went to work as a mechanic for Frontier Airlines, June 16, 1975, in Denver, and became an Inspector April 17, 1976.
He was an Inspector in Heavy Maintenance, Overhaul and Receiving Inspection, at the time of the shut down.
-Ken Schultz
(9/4/05)

Posted at the FL Club:
Bill Bustell has died
Ken Schultz emailed:
"The obituary for William (Bill) B. Bustell is in the Denver Post.  Sunday, September 4, 2005.
Bill was born December 20, 1927, and died June 21, 2005 in Bozeman, MT.  
He was 77.
He went to work as a mechanic for Frontier Airlines, June 16, 1975, in Denver, and became an Inspector April 17, 1976.
He was an Inspector in Heavy Maintenance, Overhaul and Receiving Inspection, at the time of the shut down."
Obituary
BUSTELL, WILLIAM BUNKER
William Bunker Bustell, formerly of Billings, MT and Denver, CO, passed away on June 21, 2005 in Bozeman, MT. He was 77.
Bill was born to Carl A. and Clarice (Bunker) Bustell on Dec. 20, 1927 in Red Lodge, MT. 
The family later moved to Billings where Bill graduated from Billings Sr. High School in 1945.
He began a career with Northwest Airlines, where he was employed as an airline mechanic until 1970. 
In 1974 he joined Frontier Airlines, relocated to Denver, and later worked for Continental Airlines. 
After his retirement in 1994 Bill enjoyed volunteering at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver.
Bill was a quiet man with a playful sense of humor. 
In addition to tinkering with machinery he enjoyed carpentry, tending his roses and feeding hungry birds. 
His last weeks were spent with his daughter and her family in Bozeman, MT.
-Jake Lamkins
(9/4/05)

Posted at the FL Club
Guestbook for Bill
I forgot to add that Bill's online funerary guestbook is at
http://www.legacy.com/denver/Guestbook.asp?Page=Entry&PersonID=15011912
where Bill's FLriends can leave a note for his family.
-Jake Lamkins
(9/4/05)

FLacebook - FL Club
FLight West: Bill Bustell
DEN inspector Bill Bustell's memorial webpage has been upgraded:
http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Bill_Bustell.html
Moved to a non-ad website and updated the page.
Still need a photo of Bill.
-Jake Lamkins
(9/13/15)