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. . a 20-year-old mechanic at Williams AFB skipped</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="background:yellow;font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_23851" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_23850" class=""></span><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429386352660_16889" class=""><font face="Candara" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429386352660_16888" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;background:yellow;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429386352660_16887" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_26078" class="">the preliminaries . . to
zoom ' around solo in a sophisticated fighter jet. And on the night of
September 20, 1956 . . aircraft mechanic Johnson took an F-86 Sabre jet fighter
went</span></span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="background:yellow;font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24369" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24368" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;background:yellow;" class="">up for a night joy ride . . at
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around in the rather large community of former F-86 pilots, I was surprised to
find how little anyone knew about his exploit. After retiring from the Air
Force, I decided to look him up.</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24429" class=""><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span> </font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24944" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24943" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">He had been fascinated with airplanes.
And Johnson clearly recalled the bright yellow AT-6 Texan trainer that ' buzzed
' his</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24946" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24945" class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24947" class=""> </span></span></font></span></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24948" class=""> </span></span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24950" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24949" class=""></span><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">fa</span></font></b></strong><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24431" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24430" class=""></span><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24951" class="">mily’s Pima, Arizona roof
during World War II.</span></span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24732" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24731" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">At 17, a letter of his mother's permission in
hand . . underage Johnson enlisted in the Air Force in January 1954. Because he
had mechanical skills he was sent to the jet engine school at Chanute AFB in
Illinois.</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24966" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24965" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">At Chanute he ' sniveled ' airplane rides in
a bright yellow T-6, and the nose of a twin engine B-25. And he squeezed
enough quarters from his $ 82/month pay for a couple short flying lessons in a
civilian Piper Cub.</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> Although Airman
Johnson dearly wanted to become an Air Force pilot . . as a kid he had stared
too long at the sun watching a eclipse . . and he slightly burned one retina .
. making it not possible for him to pass the eye test.</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> In the Fall of</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24984" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24983" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">1955, Johnson arrived at Williams, about 30
miles southeast of Phoenix.</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24997" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_24996" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">The base was transitioning from a Basic Training
site, where students had flown the Lockheed T-33 jet trainer . . to Advanced
Pilot Training . . using the famed North American F-86 Sabre jet fighter.</span></font></b></span></strong>
</span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_25508" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_25507" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">Assigned as an T-33 mechanic, Johnson did
hydraulic and electrical repairs, engine changes, flight control and system
checks, and flight instrument calibrations.</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_25516" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_25515" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">He also learned how to start and run a jet
engine . . how to taxi a jet fighter . . and was </span><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_25520" class="">proficient enough to be
reassigned to the F-86 Sabres early the next year.</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_25530" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span></span> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> Airman Johnson wor</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_27137" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_27136" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">king the night shift on ' Willys' flight line
on September 20, 1956. The day shift had done major maintenance on F-86F Sabre
jet fighter # number 52-5039.</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">But the work was still ' messed up.'</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">One</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">of its rudder control cables was
inoperable. </span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_27701" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_27700" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">The night shift pulled off the Sabre's aft
section . . again . . realigned the control cables</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_27706" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_27705" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">then reinstalled the aft section before the
mechanics could reach in and reconnect the wiring, cables, and control tubing.</span></font></b></span></strong>
</span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
</span></font></div>
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<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28246" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28245" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28244" class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> But before the
evening shift’s work could be signed off . . the mechanics still needed</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_27737" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_27736" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">to perform a functional check, before the
Sabre could be turned over to the maintenance</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_27724" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_27723" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">Test pilots the next morning. </span></font></b></span></strong>
</span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> W</span></font></b></strong><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28264" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28263" class=""></span><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28265" class="">hile one mechanic connected
a ground power unit to the aircraft, Airman Johnson quickly</span></span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28259" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28258" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">gave the Sabre an external check, grabbed his headset
and microphone from his toolbox, climbed into the jet fighter, and started the
engine.</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span>
</span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28276" class=""> <span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28277" class=""><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28279" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28278" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></span></strong><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28281" class=""><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28280" class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span></span> <span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28282" class=""><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
</span></font></div>
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28257" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28256" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28255" class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28254" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28253" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">Normal procedure called for the aircraft to
be taxied to a short spur of concrete 'run up '</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28812" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28811" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">areas near the active runway, where the mechanic
could make various monitoring tests . . after locking its brakes . . and
accelerating the Sabre's engine up to full power.</span></font></b></span></strong>
</span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28821" class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span>
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<span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28824" class="">
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<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28827" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28826" class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> Donning his
headset, Airman Johnson called the Tower, manned by Airman First Class Theodore
Davis . . And Davis cleared the mechanic to taxi the Sabre to the engine run-up
spur.</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
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<div class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> After the engine
check, Johnson called the Tower for permission to use the active</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">lighted runway and make a high-speed
taxi test—a common procedure after any work on</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29356" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29355" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">the brakes, nose wheel or after re-installing
the Sabre's aft section.</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28843" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28846" class="">
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<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_28844" class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span></span> </font></div>
</div>
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</div>
<span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29143" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29147" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29146" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29145" class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> The
Tower guy Davis granted clearance, and watched Johnson taxi the Sabre over to
lighted and active runway . . 30L . . a runway that was seldom used at night.</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
</span></font></div>
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<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_50978" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_50977" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_50976" class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">“ My
believe my intentions were still just to make a . . high-speed taxi,” Johnson
recalled : “ I don't recall having . . earlier conscious intentions to zoom
around in that transonic jet fighter.</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span>
</span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29360" class=""> <span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29368" class=""><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span> </span></font></div>
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29373" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29372" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29371" class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="2" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29370" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29369" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;background:yellow;" class="">The nose lifted off the runway at
about 105 knots. As I approached that speed, I could feel the nose getting
light.</span></font></b></span></strong> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
</div>
</div>
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<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29376" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29375" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29374" class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
</span></font></div>
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<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29381" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29380" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29379" class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="2" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;background:white;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="background:white;font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29378" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29377" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;background:yellow;" class="">But then I thought I would just
wait ' a handful . . more . . thrilling seconds '. . to see if</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="background:yellow;font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29391" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29390" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;background:yellow;" class="">I could feel its main gear
getting light.</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="background:yellow;font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29396" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29395" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;background:yellow;" class="">But too many seconds whipped by .
. And all of a sudden I didn’t think I had enough room</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="background:yellow;font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29904" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29903" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;background:yellow;" class="">left remaining runway . . to be
able stop the Sabre without damaging it.</span></font></b></span></strong> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29928" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29927" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_29926" class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
</span></font></div>
</div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">So I took-off.</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><img width="1152" height="864" id="yiv2611210258_x005f_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.richard-seaman.com/Wallpaper/Aircraft/Fighters/AmericanJets/F86Banking20DegreesLeft.jpg" data-id="edbca33c-cd2f-311a-6d9f-a1d49f401a05" class=""></span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_30442" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_30441" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Quickly I forced my focus
to maintain enough climb speed. And when I had the Sabre at</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_30447" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_30446" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;background:yellow;" class="">a solid climb . . I glanced at
its landing gear speed knob . . reached over and ' sucked up'</span></font></b></span></strong>
<strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_30457" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_30456" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;background:yellow;" class="">its wheels.</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="background:yellow;font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Now . . I was
committed to flying it.</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_30479" class=""><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span> </font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span>
</font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31011" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31010" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">There was no wind at all
that night . . and the moon-lit night air was smooth as glass.</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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</span></font><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">The time was 10:34 p.m.</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">But the explosive reaction below was
. .</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" color="red" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Candara;color:red;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" color="red" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Candara;color:red;font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31036" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31035" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">As the stolen transonic Sabre jet climbed
northwest into the moonlit sky, Tower Operator Davis unsuccessfully attempted
to make radio contact . . with the ' sky-larking ' enlisted man.</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31041" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31040" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">At that point, enlisted man George R. Johnson
. . wasn't talking to anybody. Hmmm maybe he was shouting . .</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <em class=""><b class=""><i class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;font-weight:bold;" class="">" WHOOPIE
"</span></font></i></b></em> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span><strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">in the sleek trans-sonic
fighter's cockpit . . before justi<span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31048" class="">fiable ' fear of the
unknown ' crept into George's . . recently a teenager's . . immature brain.</span></span></font></b></strong>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31067" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31066" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">He then alerted the Officer of the Day, who
in turn notified other officers, including Base Commander = Colonel Jerry Page
. . and Fire/Rescue Chief = Edward Anderson.</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> As all of them
converged on the airfield, Airman Johnson finally came on the radio, and</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31606" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31605" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">calmly the mechanic announced he had ' accidently '
taken off. </span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span>
</span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
<span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> Then, in a fairly
submissive tone of voice he asked Williams' Tower :</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <em id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31595" class=""><b id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31594" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31593" class=""><i class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;font-weight:bold;" class="">" Okay . . what shall .
. I do now ?</span></font></i></span></b></em><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;" class=""> </span></i></b></span> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31592" class=""><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31587" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31586" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">2nd Lt. McCormick, who by then had run up the
stairs of the Control Tower, asked Airman</span></font></b></span></strong></span>
<strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31611" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31610" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">Johnson to orbit eight or 10 miles from Williams
AFB . . but avoid the lighted houses of Mesa or Chandler . . and stay clear of
the Superstition mountains lurking NE.</span></font></b></span></strong> </font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_50980" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_50979" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">McCormick, who was also an F-86 pilot, soon joined up on the absconder's
wing and began talking the mechanic through specific power reductions . . cease
climbing . . but not dive . .</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31628" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31627" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">just level off using the trim button . . and
fly the thing straight ahead.</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31624" class=""><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span> <strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">Sitting there in the nondescript
motel room,</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span>
</font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31626" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_31625" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Johnson told me he was
apprehensive about his predicament, during those exciting moments . . he was
not as yet . . afraid for his life.</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> " I
knew that airplane,” he said, “ I knew the pattern speeds . . I had asked
around . .</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">plus I intimately
knew the pilot’s handbook . . studied it for hours . . and fantasizing
all the necessary control movements. So, in my opinion, I was as prepared as
one could be . .<span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_32160" class="">without
actually flying the trans-sonic fighter</span></span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">.</span></font></b></strong> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span></span> </font></div>
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<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_32707" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_32706" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_32705" class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> “ The F-86 have
one unfavorable characteristic. You could get into trouble on takeoff,</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_32185" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_32184" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">by lifting its nose . . too high at 105 knots
. . resulting in so much airframe drag . . it dis-</span><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_32174" class="">allowed the fighter jet to
accelerate out of it. So you had to ease the nose back down . .</span> <span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_32179" class="">and let it accelerate to
take-off speed."</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span>
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<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_32716" class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> “</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_32715" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_32714" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">I knew all about many
things like that. So I flew the airplane largely with its electric trim
button. Because I'd heard all about over-controlling. I ' wasn’t gonna do '
aerobatics.' Or any-thing like that . . you know."</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">"
It was very stable. And its controls instantly obeyed where ever I wanted to
go.</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">
After I finally responded ' Willy Towers ' alarmed and urgent radio calls . . I
knew I now</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33246" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33245" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;background:yellow;" class="">needed to spend the rest of the
flight at 10,000 feet. . circling the base . . while becoming better acquainted
with the Sabre's smooth as women's lingerie flight controls . . HOWEVER . .</span></font></b></span></strong>
</span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">being a good boy .
. now doing exactly as I was ordered to do.”</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
</span></font></div>
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<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33278" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33277" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33276" class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> <strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">Though Airman</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span>
</span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33275" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33274" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">Johnson said he was not that worried, the men
on the ground were. For one thing,</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Johnson
was using a simple canvas work cushion . . and</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><strong class=""><b class=""><u class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">NOT</span></font></u></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">wearing
a parachute, of</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33293" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33292" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;background:yellow;" class="">course</span></font></b></span></strong>
<strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">.</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span>
</span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33299" class="">
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<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33287" class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span></span> </font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33291" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33290" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">Base officials felt the mechanic's only way
end this in a survivable midnight landing . .</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33286" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33285" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">would be with their combined assist.“ So
there was quite a lot of radio chatter back and</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33812" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33811" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">forth [ and back an forth some more ] on EMERGENCY
GUARD Radio Channel,” Johnson</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33831" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33830" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">recalled. </span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span>
</span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_34374" class=""> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33842" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_33841" class=""></span><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">“ Everything got pretty well
stabilized with me at slow cruise and orbiting the base. I</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_34350" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_34349" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">could see everything moving around down below
. . using on Willy's lighted taxiways and</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_34360" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_34359" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">runways.</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span>
</span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_34386" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_34385" class="">
<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_34384" class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
</span></font></div>
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<div class="">
<div class="">
<div class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">I don’t recall being scared. . But I
was very respectful of its ' real time ' controls.”</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span>
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<div id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_34408" class="">
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="2" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_34421" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_34420" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;background:yellow;" class="">Johnson asked the Tower to
contact 2nd Lieutenant George Madison to come up . . and fly on</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="background:yellow;font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_34409" class="">
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">his wing. George
Madison, an F-86 check pilot, had until recently been Johnson’s supervisor, and
the 'flying mechanic ' trusted and respected the young officer.</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">One of
the senior maintenance pilot, a Captain Linden Kelly, also a pilot, rousted
Madison</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">from bed and
briefed him on the situation. Madison jumped into his flight suit . . soon
grabbed his helmet, parachute and a working flashlight out of the equipment
room . . and rushed to the flightline, where a crew had readied an F-86.
Madison asked Captain Kelly to accompany him in another F-86.</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Within minutes,
both were airborne.</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
</span></font><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
“ The F-86F is very stable in smooth air. And that night it was smooth,”
the former</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">aviation mechanic told me via e-mail
. Because he would not tell me where he was now living.</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
</div>
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<div class="">
<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">“ I knew that if they
could get me in a controlled descent of about 500 ft/min showing</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">140 knots . . and they kept me '
lined up ' with the runway . . there was a chance to live.</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">I was told to just relax
when the aircraft hit the runway . . and keep it straight . .</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">trying to make sure the Sabre would
not bounce. Or ' porpoise its tri-cycle gear up and</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">down on the runway . . in the dark .
. with its landing light sometimes pointing up . . at
nothing. </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">The power was at idle . .
but I was afraid of my skills using the brakes to assist in</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">slowing down . .so I just aimed for
the crash barrier on the runway's opposite end . .</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">hoping it would do its job . . and
catch me.”</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> <strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">Said Johnson :</span></font></b></strong>
</span></font><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">“
When we turned to final approach, they [ Madison and Kelly ] had me nicely
lined up with the runway. On their instructions, I had extended the speed
brakes and landing gear . . then lowered the wings' landing flaps . . full
down.</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span>
<span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
</span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> Just at the right
time, my friend Lt.Madison told me . . ease back on the throttle . . and</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">I touched down very smoothly . .
Sabre's nose wheel was right on the runway's centerline.</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
</span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
</span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> Within
nano-seconds . . my side vision picked up both F-86's . . accelerating
away in the dark.</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">And just after I'd touched down . .
some anonymous voice on the radio said :</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <em class=""><b class=""><i class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;font-weight:bold;" class="">' Good boy. ’</span></font></i></b></em>
<strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong>
</span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">Even though he made the
landing approach and ' flared out ' for a landing a bit faster</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">than normal . . and the mechanic had
lots of experience in braking and steering the Sabre.</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">He took Lt. Madison’s advice and let
the Sabre roll out for the entire length of the runway.</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
</span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">Where . .</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
</span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">Airman Johnson safely plowed the
Sabre into the barrier.</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
</div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> “ It seemed to me
that I was still going too fast. I intentionally stayed off the brakes</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">. . and struck the arresting barrier
right in the middle. </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
</span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> The Sabre picked
up some crinkles . . but it engaged smoothly . . its heavy Navy anchor chain
links . . flipped like dominos on the runway's edges . . and tugged the
thing to a stop.</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">Johnson electrically
opened the Sabre's canopy . . he was shutting down the Sabre's avionics</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">and navigation lights . . when '
Willys' Fire chief himself hopped up on his wing . . and silently peeked over
one . . Air Force mechanic's . . relieved shoulders.</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">
' <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">This bird really</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="4" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><strong class=""><b class=""><i class=""><font size="4" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Candara; font-style: italic;" class="">can</span></font></i></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span><strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">fly by itself, Sir ' mechanic
Johnson soon shared with his 2nd Lt. friend</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span>
</span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">in still awed amazement. ' But now .
. its all over but ' shouting ' now . . PLUS my sitting there</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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while."</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> Mechanic J</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">ohnson had flown the sophisticated sub-sonic-86 Sabre . . for a magical one
hour and two minutes.</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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was whisked off to the base hospital, given a blood test to check</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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' turn in ' the potentially suicidal assist of boot laces</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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self within a A.P. guarded room in ' Willys' stockade.</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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next morning, the Base Commander, Colonel Page arrived at the stockade. He
gazed</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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Well son . . what do we do now ?”</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Johnson
had expected a tongue-lashing, but found the Base Commander to be a kind man.</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Colonel Page first
complemented the mechanic . . he'd put on quite a show of flying skill.</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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And under other circumstances Page might even have considered recommending him
for pilot training.</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><span style="font-weight:bold;" class=""> </span></b></span> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font></div>
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Commander told him . . a court-martial was inevitable.</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">If he
were to show leniency, he told Johnson, “ I would have half of my mechanics
trying the same damn fool stunt tomorrow night.”</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45722" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45721" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Johnson's general court-martial was held on March
26, 1957. The mechanic faced three charges: stealing an F-86F worth $217,427
and causing $195 worth of damage to the aircraft when he struck the arresting
barrier. And for flying the aircraft without proper flight orders or clearance.</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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</span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45103" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45102" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">The trial lasted a day, and listening the Tower's
voice transcript . . members of the court</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45095" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45094" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;background:yellow;" class="">were keenly interested in whether
Johnson had appeared mentally disturbed. Or if he in any-</span><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45104" class="">way ' even hinted '. . any intention to
fly the Sabre. Witnesses who spoke with him on the</span> <span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45086" class="">radio that night . . and those who '
listened in ' on GUARD channel . . were unanimous : The mechanic seemed
calm and completely in control of situation</span></font></b></span></strong> .
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45077" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45076" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Ultimately, the court agreed that Airman Johnson
had not intended to steal the Sabre. And</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_46749" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_46748" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;background:yellow;" class="">he was allowed to plead guilty to
the lesser charge of : wrongful appropriation.</span></font></b></span></strong>
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second charge of damaging the aircraft. But was acquitted on the third on
the grounds that the regulation applied only to Air Force pilots.</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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six months confinement at hard labor, took away all of his stripes</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_46772" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_46771" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">. . plus loss of 2/3rds pay for six months.</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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But because of no significant damage to the Sabre and probably additional other
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</font><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">He
served his jail time at Williams AFB ' brig.'</span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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on his imprisonment as not all that depressing. Daily he was allowed out-</span>side
to serve on various work details, such as mowing grass. His cell door was
seldom locked. </font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_47815" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_47814" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">And he spent many evenings playing cards with his
guards.</span></font></b></span></strong> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">Johnson was fre</span></font></b></strong><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45049" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45048" class=""></span><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_48342" class="">ed
after five months . . for good behavior.</span></span></font></b></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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' <span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_48336" class=""><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span> <strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_48339" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_48338" class=""><b class=""><font face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-family:Candara;" class="">They '</span></font></b></span></strong><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_48354" class=""> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45044" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45043" class=""></span><b id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_48351" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_48350" class=""></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""></span><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_48352" class="">put him back to work in a different
maintenance squadron. But he was given a desk job. And given charge of the
technical and maintenance library . . where Johnson soon excelled at the work .
. and he began to earn back . . his lost rank.</span></font></b></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45042" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45041" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Johnson served another two years at Williams until
the base transitioned to training pilots in the new F-100 Super Sabre.</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45034" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45033" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">In early 1960, he was transferred to Okinawa,
Japan, and assigned to the 18th Fighter Wing HQ. Following his overseas
tour, Johnson opted not to re-enlist because it looked like ' they ' were
afraid to trust him back on the flight line. And in late 1961, he was released
from active duty with 2 of his 3 stripes ' earned back '</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45026" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45025" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">Johnson went to work in the computer industry as an engineering and service
representative</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45021" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45020" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">. . ear<span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45019" class=""><span style="background:yellow;" class="">ned his pilot’s license, flew crop dusters . . then flew his own Mooney
M20 four-place airplane.</span></span></span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_48889" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_48888" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">He did not consider his Sabrejet flight a huge event in his life. “ It was
kind of a dumb thing to do. But . . hey . . I got away with it. “</span></font></b></span></strong><span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara; font-weight: bold;" class=""> </span></font></b></span><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45012" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_45011" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">Editor's whimsical note : Hmmmmm. I kind of wish I'd ' poked the
Sabre's nose down to accelerate through the speed of sound . . before finally
answering ' Willy ' Tower's urgent calls over emergency GUARD channel . . it
would been worth spending an added month or more . . of policing cigarette
butts . . and playing cards with my guards.</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">Sources : Paul Mather . . various and
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> <span class="yiv2611210258apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></font><strong id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_49920" class=""><span id="yiv2611210258yui_3_16_0_1_1429055881105_49919" class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class="">P.S. ' Pete ' Piotrowski was increasing his ' the guy to go to ' reputation
. . eventually earning him 4 Stars as USAF General . When he was ' arrested '
by the Air Police during the surging next day's stolen jet fighter aftermath. .
as he was following through after being asked to ' problem solve ' a
temporarily inoperative jet . . having puzzling electrical questions.</span></font></b></span></strong><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> </span></font><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""></span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv2611210258MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><strong class=""><b class=""><font size="5" face="Candara" class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Candara;" class=""> ' Pete, Sir' still
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