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,
Jim flew the F-100 from 1960-1964 with the 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron/50th Tactical Fighter Wing, from 1965-1967 with the 57th Fighter Weapons Wing (Fighter Wing Squadron), then in 1968 with the 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron/3rd Tactical Fighter Wing.
He is survived by his wife Akiko.