July 27, 1960 – North American F-100C #53-1740, assigned to the USAF Thunderbirds on 28 March 1960, crashes fifty miles from Nellis AFB, Nevada, killing Capt. John R. Crane during a solo proficiency flight. John Crane was born on August 21, 1926, in Las Vegas, NV. He served as narrator and information officer for the
CARLOS MAURICE TALBOTT “Tote” Lt. Gen. USAF (Ret.) Folded his wings, at 95 years of age, on Thursday, February 26, 2015 in Arlington, VA. Born In Charleston, IL, on January 28, 1920, he attended Eastern Illinois University from 1936 to 1939, graduated from West Point with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1943, and received his […]
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SSS member Daniel Guy McIntosh, of Mountain Home, Texas died peacefully in his sleep, Jan 17, 2014. Dan entered the world December 9, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan, son of a Plumber, Guy H. McIntosh, and Oneida C. Schoof. Dan worked construction to attract the ladies and, as an afterthought, pay for college. Upon graduation from
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James F. “Knobby” Walsh (91) , Lt.Col. USAF , of Sun City, AZ, died Jan. 2, 2015. Born Oct. 17, 1923 in Chicago, IL to James F. and Edythe Walsh. Survived by daughter Linda Bayless (Chuck), brother Edward (deceased ’80), sisters Marilyn Ertl (George) and Sue McDonald (Bob), grandson Steve Bayless (Melissa), granddaughter Becky Rappold
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