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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:

37 YEARS IN THE COCKPIT WITH 11,000 HOURS FLOWN, MOST OF WHICH WAS SINGLE SEAT, SINGLE ENGINE JET FIGHTERS. TIME WAS DIVIDED BETWEEN OPERATIONAL AND FLIGHT TEST (EXPERIMENTAL, ENGINEERING, PRODUCTION AND FUNCTIONAL). FLEW 64 DIFFERENT MODELS OF AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING CIVILIAN. RETIRED AS A COLONEL FROM THE USAF, STILL COMBAT READY IN THE A-7 AT AGE 58. FLEW LAST MISSION ON 58th BIRTHDAY. FLEW 100 COMBAT MISSIONS IN KOREA IN THE F-86 A AND E. COMBAT CREW INSTRUCTOR AT NELLIS AND TUCSON IN F-80, F-86, F-100 AND A-7. TEST PILOT FOR NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT WORKS AND REPUBLIC AVIATION FOR 17 YEARS. FLEW WITH ANG ON WEEK-ENDS AND AT NIGHT. AN EXCITING AND FRUITFUL CAREER - ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.