SSS member Dale Hartman headed west January 20, 2016. Dale was born April 2, 1935, in Ottumwa, Iowa. He was the youngest of four children born to Frank and Lulu Hartman of Chillicothe, Iowa. Dale graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1953 and attended Iowa State University on a track scholarship. He then attended Officer Training School as a USAF Cadet. Dale spent his career working at Des Moines Flying Service, Eagle Iron Works, and Ryko Manufacturing while serving as a Fighter Pilot in the Iowa Air National Guard for 30 years.
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Today in History – April 28, 1970 – F-4 Phantom II crew ejects at 36,000 ft, suffers minor injuries from hailstones
28 April 1970 – A USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II being ferried from Robins AFB, Georgia to Torrejon Air Base, Spain, was disabled by a severe thunderstorm, forcing the crew to eject at 36,000 feet 150 miles E of Charleston, South Carolina, suffering minor injuries from hail while descending. Pilot Capt. Daniel Heitz of