30 November 1957 – Capt Benny Lacombe is killed when he unsuccessfully attempts to bail out of Lockheed U-2A, 56-6704, Article 371, 13 miles SE of Laughlin AFB. Ejection seats had not yet been fitted to U-2s at this point. The history of the U-2 program is fraught with fatalities and crashes. “CIA pilots Wilburn S.
Col. George W. Acree II, aka Ace or Sabre, USAF retired after 28 yrs of service
George held a BS/ from the University of MD, Auburn University, and an MS from Auburn University. He was commissioned after attending AF ROTC as a 2nd Lt, Distinguished Graduate.
During his service, he attended Fighter Weapons School, USAF Operation Test Progam
Fighter Pilot Experience: Flew F-100D and F-105D and was an F-105G Wild Weasel in 38 combat missions. In all, he flew 256 combat missions.
