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The Sabre Dance History — “Deadly Sabre Dance” by Alan Cockrell

When you’re preflighting an airplane that has just rolled out of the factory, you expect it to be perfect. But every pilot knows that perfection is elusive in aviation, and simple mistakes can snowball into disastrous mishaps within seconds. First Lieutenant Barty R. Brooks found that out the hard way on January 10, 1956.

That afternoon Brooks and two other U.S. Air Force pilots reported to North American Aviation Corporation’s Palmdale, Calif., factory and signed acceptance papers for three shiny new F-100C Super Sabres. The three men, members of the 1708th Ferrying Wing, Detachment 12, based at Kelly Air Force Base in Texas, would be flying the “Huns” to their new duty station at George Air Force Base, barely a 10-minute hop to the southeast, at Victorville. For the ferry pilots, who routinely trained to deliver new planes across oceans, the day’s assignment must have seemed like a walk in the park.

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The final Vote Talley for the 2016 SSS Vice President and Director at Large

Paper ballots: 98 ballots sent USPS. 44 ballots returned. Vice President 44 votes cast Edward R. “Eddie” Bracken – 32 Lester G. “Les” Frazier – 12 Director at Large: 44 votes cast Richard “Dick” Pietro – 34 David G. “Dave” Mosby Mosby – 10 Votes submitted via Survey Monkey: 1272 ballots sent For VP: 693 votes cast Edward

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