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Connery
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Beryl Arthur Erickson, Consolidated Vultee & Convair chief test pilot (1st to fly the B-36 AND the B-58 ) passed away last week. He was 90.
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I have known Berly for perhaps 15 years, as he has lived in Aspen. He was a very nice guy, friendly and polite. There was a story about his history and his passing in the paper today.

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Bill. its looking like more snow for you all again. We tried to get our mid-size diesel clunker into Santa Fe today. We'll try again tomorrow. Do you have any pictures of your Spit in the snow banks??

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I spent a lovely evening with Beryl a few years back... he was indeed a wonderful fellow. An amazing sense of recall too... he could go through the entire start-up procedure for the B-36 purely from memory. From what I remember, he was the first to fly the B-36, YB-60 and the B-58... truly one of the finest airmen from all accounts as well. A very sad loss.

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