Early Shuttle Flights to Area 51

By Lee Kitten and Frank Murray

Pilots and crew chiefs who flew the Connies, Queene Aires and Kelly Johnson's Jet Star to and from Area 51 during the 1960's.

THE PLANES

Douglas C-47Fokker_F-27

Lockheed L-1049  Kelly Johnson's Jet Star

Twin Otter Martin 202

Queen Aire


THE PILOTS

Nicholson, Carlton (Nick) (Test Pilot on the Connies)

Cudney, Quinton

Kelly, Ralph

Mayte, Bob

Dallas, Dick (Flew in North Africa during WW II)

Freeze, Bob

Edgerton, Merle

Caskey, Larry (Flew the Burma Hump during WW II)

Pratt, Irv

Shoemaker, Bob

Brewer, Bob

Kelly, Howard (Test Pilot on the Connies.)

Davis, Dick

Wimmer, Roy (Lockheed Constitution and C-130 Test Pilot)

FLIGHT ENGINEERS

Rampone, Joe

Desimone, Elmer 

Grossklaus, Warren

Watkins, Tommy

Watson, Dick


CREW CHIEFS

Guy, Eddie

Lawrence, Guy

Rudroff, Rudy

Kennington, Roy


JET STAR CREW CHIEFS

Zibble, Al

Bailey, Don


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