Today in History – November 30, 1957 – Capt Benny Lacombe killed in U-2 Crash

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.

Cahill, Michael J.

Michael J. Cahill

Preferred Name: Mike

Date of Birth: August 29, 1946

Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ

Michael Cahill - now

I was privileged to be in the last active duty RTU class at Luke.

Units Assigned

1970 Laredo AFB, TX (T-37/38)
1971 426 TFTS Luke AFB, AZ (F-100)
1972 1st Special Operations Squadron, Nakhon Phenom, Thailand (A-1)
1973 England AFB, LA (A-7)
1973 Korat RTAB, Thailand (A-7)
1975 Fighter Lead-In, Holloman AFB, NM (AT-38)
1977-1990 GAANG, Dobbins AFB, GA (F-100, F-105G, F-4, F-15)
Retired USAF, Twenty years, six months, and 20 days, if you were counting.

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

T-37
T-38
F-100
A-1
A-7
AT-38
F-105G
F-4
F-15

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

SOS
ACSC

Civilian Education:

Arizona State University