X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 15:04:33 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from n25a.bullet.scd.yahoo.com ([209.73.160.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with SMTP id 1093197 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 05 May 2006 09:21:03 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.73.160.70; envelope-from=naf@britevalley.com Received: from [66.218.69.4] by n25.bullet.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 05 May 2006 13:20:14 -0000 X-Original-Date: 05 May 2006 06:20:14 -0700 X-yahoo-newman-property: wss X-yahoo-newman-id: null Received: from [66.218.85.36] by t4.bullet.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 05 May 2006 13:20:14 -0000 Received: from milter1.wss.scd.yahoo.com (66.218.85.48) by mta5.wss.scd.yahoo.com (7.0.042) id 445B0783000426E5 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 5 May 2006 06:20:14 -0700 Received: from paul (dpc693573220.direcpc.com [69.35.73.220]) (authenticated bits=0) by milter1.wss.scd.yahoo.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k45DISWh015461 for ; Fri, 5 May 2006 06:18:39 -0700 (PDT) From: "Paul Nafziger" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: Greats Leaving Us X-Original-Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 06:18:12 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <007501c67046$5f4e33a0$0402a8c0@paul> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0076_01C6700B.B2EF5BA0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 Thread-Index: AcZwRlw4mq1HMHg4SO2kyFBotL/W0A== This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0076_01C6700B.B2EF5BA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Scott Crossfield, Al White, and Bruce Peterson have all passed on within the last few days. Contemporaries of the glory years of flight testing; Scott flew the first X-15 flights; Al the F-100, F-107, and XB-70 tests; and Bruce was the original $6 million dollar man, known for his NASA lifting body flight testing. While not personal friends, they were professional acquaintances who will be missed by the profession. Like those on this list, they all loved flying high performance airplanes. I've flown F-4, F-8, F-14, F-15, F-16, F-100, A-3, A-4, A-37, T-42, T-37, T-38, C-7A, C-54, C-130, C-131, C-141, C-5A, DC-3, DC-4, DC-10, B-707, B-720, B-737, AH-1G, OH-58, UH-1, CH-46, Otter, Beaver, Stearman, Goodyear Blimp, Hot Air Balloons, Gliders, Glider Tow Planes, General Aviation Aircraft, some foreign fighters and stuff, total of about 75 types. Those guys flew hundreds each. Those days are over. They contributed much to aviation and, Bruce especially, to flight safety. They will be missed and remembered. Naf LNC2 N7PN ------=_NextPart_000_0076_01C6700B.B2EF5BA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Scott = Crossfield, Al=20 White, and Bruce Peterson have all passed on within the last few = days. =20 Contemporaries of the glory years of flight testing; Scott flew the = first X-15=20 flights; Al the F-100, F-107, and XB-70 tests; and Bruce was the = original $6=20 million dollar man, known for his NASA lifting body flight = testing. While=20 not personal friends, they were professional acquaintances who will be = missed by=20 the profession. Like those on this list, they all loved flying = high=20 performance airplanes.

I've = flown=20 F-4, F-8,=20 F-14, F-15, F-16, F-100, A-3, A-4, A-37, T-42, T-37, T-38, C-7A, C-54, = C-130,=20 C-131, C-141, C-5A, DC-3, DC-4, DC-10, B-707, B-720, B-737, AH-1G, = OH-58, UH-1,=20 CH-46, Otter, Beaver, Stearman, Goodyear Blimp, Hot Air Balloons, = Gliders,=20 Glider Tow Planes, General Aviation Aircraft, some foreign fighters and = stuff,=20 total of about 75 types. Those guys flew hundreds each. = Those days=20 are over.

They = contributed=20 much to aviation and, Bruce especially, to flight safety. They = will be=20 missed and remembered.

Naf

LNC2=20 N7PN

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