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heng44
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posted 02-01-2020 03:12 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

The "missing man" formation concluded memorial services at the Johnson Space Center four days after the Challenger accident in Florida. Four NASA T-38 jet aircraft were used for the symbolic flight.

ManInSpace
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posted 02-01-2020 01:01 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ManInSpace     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A unique and thoughtful selection.

Thank you.

astro-nut
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posted 03-03-2020 02:22 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for astro-nut   Click Here to Email astro-nut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Does anyone know who the NASA pilots or astronaut pilots were who flew these planes for the ceremony?

Robert Pearlman
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posted 03-03-2020 02:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Per a memo reproduced here, the pilots were:
  • David Mumme and Charles Hayes
  • Kenneth Baker and Stephen Feaster
  • Joe Tanner and Pete Stanley
  • Charles Justiz and Al Crews
Tanner and Stanley flew the T-38 that pulled away for the "missing man" maneuver.

astro-nut
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posted 03-03-2020 03:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for astro-nut   Click Here to Email astro-nut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Is that Joe Tanner the astronaut Joe Tanner?

David C
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posted 03-04-2020 01:30 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for David C     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yes.

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