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To: A.A. Cunningham
For those who wonder what's wrong with the paint on the XB-70 the answer is simple. It burned off on an earlier flight.

The B-58 was the fastest plane we had at the time. It held many world speed records until the SR-71 came along. The records were set by pilot Henry John Deutschendorf Sr. Many will recognize his son, Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. who sang under the name John Denver.

73 posted on 03/14/2008 2:47:43 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

I had no idea about the father / son connection! Too bad son wasn’t as good a pilot as dad.


76 posted on 03/14/2008 4:49:35 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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