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Colonel Richard E.""Butch"" Sheffield (1932-2018) was a U.S. Air Force officer and SR-71 Blackbird Reconnaissance Systems Officer (RSO) he was also the Director of Special Projects for the Skunk Works where Sheffield handled beyond Top Secret projects. Born in Akron, Ohio in 1932, he began his military career as a navigator in the B-47 Bomber. Next, he flew the B-58 ""Hustler"" bomber soon before Sheffield became the first person selected in 1965 to fly the SR-71, the world's fastest and highest-flying aircraft. On April 13, 1967, Sheffield became the first USAF officer to eject from an SR-71 during a night training mission near Las Vegas, New Mexico, surviving a catastrophic stall. Sheffield also flew critical missions, including a 1971 flight over Vladivostok to collect SA-5 missile data, navigating engine failure and an emergency landing in South Korea. Retiring as a 100% disabled Colonel, he left behind his wife of 62 years Rose Marie, and their daughters Linda and Karen, a son Rich, and five grandchildren, Lisa, Kristine, Susan, Emily and Caroline (Karly) He passed away on December 9, 2018.

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