User Background:
27 year USAF career. Was Navigator-Bombardier/Reconnaissance Systems Officer during 15 years of flight duty in RB-36F, B-47E, B-58A, SR-71A and AC-130A Gunship aircraft. Was in R & D Program Management for 10 years ( B-1A, GFE Avionics, Electronic Warfare Equipments ). Retired from Active Duty in 1980.
13 year career with the Aerospace Industry. Retired from The Boeing Company in 1993.
I am honored to make your acquaintance (even if virtually), and I deeply admire all you have done for United States. You have actually contributed considerably with your recent SR-71 Blackbird entry, and it is being re-added to the page. I was just initially cautious when moving the entry to the Talk page since the entry was added from an anonymous account, and I also wanted to ensure it meshed well with the previously written material. I'm glad you have an named account now, and I fully encourage more participation. (For the future, you can type four tildes in a row to automatically add a linked signature in the Talk discussion sections.) Welcome to Wikipedia! Egan Loo 20:44, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
David, you may have crossed paths with my dad at some point in your career. We were stationed at Beale AFB and my dad had TDY orders to Kadina AFB frequently. Anyway, I appreciate the dedication to our country and sharing the knowledge that you can!MikeAFBrat 13:41, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
Hi David, thank you for your response on the Talk:SR-71 Blackbird page, it's great to hear from such an expert! I'm looking forward to seeing the information you bring to wikipedia. Mumby 21:22, 10 December 2006 (UTC)