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,
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Richard French was a fighter pilot who flew 683 combat missions during his 27-year career in the U.S. Air Force. His aircraft sustained battle damage during 40 of these missions. French was wounded twice during his career; his most serious injury was during Vietnam when he was struck by ground-fire that split his […]
Richard French, LtCol USAF, Ret., “Headed West” on November 17, 2014. Read More »
Thomas F. Tapman, born in Rosebud Texas on Dec 3, 1932, flew all models of the F-100 and was commissioned as a Distinguished Graduate of Aviation Cadet class 59-c. A caterpillar club member after a Misty mission in enemy territory, Tom went on to be a fighter squadron Commander on a second combat tour. The
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Tom headed west early on 12/25/2014 after a bout with Colon Cancer at 75. He is survived by Marie his spouse of 47 years. Tom was a member of the CO ANG, and deployed to Phan Rang AB, Vietnam it time for TET 1968. The 120th TFS was activated in 1968 and with the rest of
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