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  • James A Barnes Jr
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    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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