26 July 1998 – Burt Rutan’s “Scaled Composites Model 281 Proteus is a tandem-wing high-altitude long endurance aircraft designed by Burt Rutan to investigate the use of aircraft as high altitude telecommunications relays. The Proteus is a multi-mission vehicle able to carry various payloads on a ventral pylon. The Proteus has an extremely efficient design,
[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] David H. Duart Preferred Name: Dave Nickname/Call Sign/Aircraft No.: Magnum 03; F-105F 63-8262 “Iron Hand” Date of Birth: December 25, 1934 (September 10, 2003) Highest Military Grade Held: Colonel, O6 Hometown: Canton, PA [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space height=”55px”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”22700,22693″ img_size=”225×309″ onclick=”” css_animation=”fadeIn”
[vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Arthur T. Ballard, Jr. Preferred Name: A.T. or Ted Nickname/Call Sign: Date of Birth: February 1, 1932 (May 23, 2019) Highest Military Grade Held: Lieutenant Colonel Hometown: Spartanburg, SC [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space height=”55px”][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”28084,22730″ img_size=”225×309″ onclick=”” css_animation=”fadeIn” column_number=”2″ grayscale=”no” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width”
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