I forgot this test pilots name, he flew mostly our U-2, the guys wife was also in the AF. They had 4 babys born at the same time! Is that quadtuplets? His trademark was a Indiana Jones style hat. Never seen him without it. Sure wish I could remember his name. General Weir was our main man that seemed to run the program back in the 80`s and 90`s. Another pilot I almost forgot about was "Pete" Peterson. He stayed with us on graveyard long after he couldnt fly anymore just because he liked the "comradre" he once told me. If I recall way back, pete also flew our SR -71`s. Once on a sunday I was off duty and called my best friend who did my job. He got a call I could hear on the field radio patched from the tower to open the fly-way gate for a SR-71 that lost a engine over salt lake and the back seat radioman-engineer calmly was requesting to have my pard open the fly way gate. Said we will land in 14 minuets, we are over salt lake! Thats 550 miles! I thought I have to see this. I lived near the field, went outside, and sure enough here they came right on time!
