James A Barnes Jr
Foil: 7 Panel: 4 Column: 2 Line: 99
Wall of Honor Level: Air and Space Friend
Honored by:
Mr. Bob Barnes
Crop duster pilot 1945 – 1952.
USAF fighter pilot 1952 – 1056 (F-80, F-86, F-84)
CIA U-2 pilot 1956 – 1071 (Cuban Missile Crises, Overflights)
Lockheed Test Pilot 1971 – 1988
Awarded: Distinguished Flying Cross; Legion of Merit; CIA Intelligence Star (2)
Member: Society of Experimental Test Pilots; The order of Daedallion, Roadrunners (Area 51 Project Participants)
Flew the Lockheed U-2 from 1956 to 1988 (6000+ hours)
Over 8,000 hours of single engine Jet flight time.
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