| Tipoffs for Dayton, Ohio (Federal Agencies) Newsletter for Saturday October 22, 2022 ( 1 items ) |
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Air Force Life Cycle Management Center: Parachute Saves Early Test Pilot
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news:
By Kevin Rusnak, AFLCMC History Office
Lt Jimmy Doolittle looked to the cool, fair skies over the city of Dayton, just across the river from where he stood on the periphery of McCook Field, home to the Air Service's Engineering Division and its cadre of expert test pilots. His keen eyes tracked a pair of airplanes flown by his comrades more than 2,000 feet overhead, heading southea
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