On September 13th and 14th, twenty-one Blackbird crewmembers, ground crewmembers, engineers, and other personnel were in attendance for the first Blackbird symposium at the United States Air Force Museum. There were three panel discussions per day, with an SR-71 video following the 10:00 A.M. panel. Also, Col. Donn Byrnes and Col. Rich Graham autographed copies of their excellent books, Blackbird Rising and SR-71 Revealed, respectively, following all panel discussions. Here is a list of those in attendance:
Bertelson, Col. Gil Bledsoe, Col. Pat Bozek, Lt. Col. Blair Burns, MSGT Dave Byrnes, Col. Donn Carpenter, Col. Buz Cunningham, Lt. Col. Nevin |
Emmons, Col. Don Graham, Col. Rich Greenwood, Lt. Col. Jim Halloran, Maj. Gen. Pat Hornbaker, Lt. Col. Mac Hull, MSGT Mike Kinego, Col. Joe |
MacKean, Col. Barry Shelton, Col. Lee Stampf, Col. Frank Storrie, Maj. Gen. John Walbrecht, Col. Don Yeilding, Lt. Col. Ed Zimmerman, Maj. Mike |
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