Lt. Gen. Buck Pattillo, co-founder of USAF Thunderbirds

[Stan Cooper]

https://www.avgeekery.com/air-force-thunderbirds-co-founder-pilot-dies-at-94/

Lt. Gen. Charles “Buck” Pattillo, a co-founder and one of the first pilots of the Air Force Thunderbirds, passed away on Monday. He was two-weeks shy of his 95th birthday.

He served in WW2, Korea, and Vietnam. RIP.

 

[Ghery]

RIP

 

[Ted]

RIP

Administrative question: Was he a member of PoA? If not, this thread should be moved to Hangar Talk, as accomplished of a man as he was.