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Wall of Honor Level: Air and Space Sponsor
Honored by:
Tony Vazquez
Capt. Ruperto Vazquez Fragoso was born in Mexico in July of 1928.
He completed initial flight training at the Dallas Aviation School & Air College in Dallas, Texas in January of 1948. Shortly after this, he began his 37-year aviation career that included flying in North America, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Europe.
Notable planes he had the privilege to fly included the world?€™s first commercial jet, the DH Comet, as well as the following aircraft:
Piper J3C Cub
Cessna 120
Douglas DC-3
Convair 340
Bristol Britannia B-302
Douglas DC-6
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
DH Comet 4C
McDonnell Douglas DC-8
McDonnell Douglas DC-9
McDonnell Douglas DC-10
Captain Fragoso retired in 1988 as a DC-10 Captain for Aeromexico.
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