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HIGH FLIGHT
by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
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ROADRUNNER REMEMBRANCE
The names posted below commemorate Roadrunners who have made their final flight since our October 2001 reunion. Other deceased Roadrunners can be added to this commemorative upon request.
Click on name to view obituaries or bios where available
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Obituaries are posted at the individual links above.
The Roadrunners and the entire Blackbird community are saddened by the loss of Colonel Vern Henderson who lost a brave battle against 
lung cancer. Vern was living in Rancho Bernardo, a suburb of San Diego. Vern was the original member and commander of the air defense unit based at Edwards AFB. This unit was part of the Joint Task Force that maintained and flew the three YF-12s. Along with the Lockheed personnel over 100 air defense men provided the maintenance of the aircraft and also helped man the pressure suit cadre. Vern was the leader. As you can read in Vern's bio on the Roadrunner website, he was involved in Oxcart well before President Johnson revealed the existence of the black bird. Vern will be buried at Riverside National cemetery next to March AFB, California on Thursday, 21 May 2009 at 1315 hours.
