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Today in History – September 21, 1956 – Test pilot Tom Attridge shoots himself down in F-11F

21 September 1956 – Grumman company test pilot Tom Attridge shoots himself down in a Grumman F-11F Tiger, BuNo 138260, during a Mach 1.0 20 degree dive from 22,000 feet. Tom fires two bursts from the fighter’s 20mm cannon during the descent, and as he reaches 7,000 feet (2,100 m) the jet is struck multiple

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Edward L. Rhodes

Preferred Name: Edward
Nickname/Call Sign: Dusty
Date of Birth: June 6, 1930
Highest Military Grade: Select
Hometown: El Paso, TX
Headed West Date: January 13, 2014
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Edward “Dusty” Rhodes flew the F-100 with the 452nd Fighter-Day Squadron out of Foster AFB, TX, amd the 22nd Fighter-Day Squadron, out of Bitburg AFB, Germany.

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  • 452nd Fighter-Day Squadron, Foster AFB, TX
  • 22nd Fighter-Day Squadron, Bitburg AFB, Germany

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Edward L. “Dusty” Rhodes “Headed West” January 13, 2014.

Edward L. “Dusty” Rhodes died on January 13, and a memorial service honored him at Calvary Episcopal Church, on Friday, January 17th.

Born in El Paso in 1930, he graduated from Texas Military Institute, San Antonio, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (Class of 1953). After serving his country in the Air Force as a fighter pilot during the Cold War, he used his exceptional skills with languages and his magnetic personality to become a successful biomedical consultant for a number of international companies.
Dusty lived his final 31 years in Bastrop. As an avid golfer his entire life, his second home became the state park course where he played with “the town bunch.” As a member of Calvary Church, he sang in the choir and served on the vestry. He enjoyed all aspects of small town living – the serious side, like singing in the community chorus, serving on the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Opera House Board – and the fun side, like serving as Commodore of the Bastrop Yacht Club (river-tubing group).

Mr. Rhodes is survived by his wife of 47 years, Sonya, children Sharon Rhodes, Brooks Rhodes, Bill Rhodes, and Jeanette Glaze, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Published in Austin American-Statesman from Jan. 15 to Jan. 17, 2014

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