Joe Kittinger

[Half Fast]

We just lost Col. Joe.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/legendary-air-force-pilot-parachuted-19-miles-earth-dead-94

What a life he led! RIP, sir, and CAVU.

 

[Brad W]

RIP
I have his biography on my shelf. Interesting read.

 

[pmanton]

He was one of my heroes.

 

[Velocity173]

Read his book. Lived an incredible life. RIP.

 

[Piperonca]

He retired as a colonel in 1978 after a decorated career with the Air Force, including serving three tours in Vietnam as a pilot, where he spent 11 months as a prisoner of war, according to the National Aviation Hall of Fame.

Didn't realize he had been a POW.

https://wapo.st/3YaLK9X