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COL James Pershing Zwayer

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COL James Pershing Zwayer

Birth
Bryan, Williams County, Ohio, USA
Death
25 Jan 1966 (aged 47)
New Mexico, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Sec: 37, Site: 2666
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Aircraft mishap: SR-71 aircraft disintegrated on 25 January 1966 during a high-speed, high-altitude test flight when it developed a severe case of engine unstart. Lockheed test pilot Bill Weaver survived although his ejection seat never left the plane! Reconnaissance System Officer (RSO) Jim Zwayer died in a high-G bailout. The incident occurred near Tucumcari, New Mexico.
Aircraft mishap: SR-71 aircraft disintegrated on 25 January 1966 during a high-speed, high-altitude test flight when it developed a severe case of engine unstart. Lockheed test pilot Bill Weaver survived although his ejection seat never left the plane! Reconnaissance System Officer (RSO) Jim Zwayer died in a high-G bailout. The incident occurred near Tucumcari, New Mexico.

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COL US AIR FORCE; WORLD WAR II; KOREA

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