Was doing some research

on the Blue Angels, cuz I thought my cousin was one of their pilots. He wasn't with the Angels, but flew a lot of tight formation jets, in air shows. I found this pic of him http://www.airportjournals.com/Photos/0806/X/0806020_10.jpg, and this info bite.

Vaughn B. Olson is the Pilatus Demonstration Pilot and Chief Pilot for Western Aircraft Inc. based in Boise
Idaho. Vaughn has been a pilot for 36 years.
• Airline Transport Pilot
• FAR Part 135 Check Airman
• Naval Aviator
• Former U.S.M.C. F-4 Fighter Pilot and Naval Air Advanced Training Command Instructor
Pilot/Fighter Standardization Officer
• International Council of Airshows, Airshow Certification Evaluator
• Level 1 Statement of Aerobatic Competency: Solo Aerobatics, Air Combat Maneuvering,
Formation Aerobatics, All High Performance Piston-Powered Aircraft
• Letter of Authorization, All Types and Makes of High Performance Piston-Powered Aircraft,
with Endorsing Authority
• Former Confederate Air Force Fighter Check Pilot and Formation Examiner
• Former Confederate Air Force Flight Safety Board Member
• Former Confederate Air Force Flight Evaluation Board Examiner
• Former F-4U Corsair Airshow Pilot
12/28/2005
His dad, my uncle O.W. Burdette Olson, (dad's brother), was the personal pilot, and sometimes movie double, for Clark Gable. No shit!

Comments

Anonymous said…
Cool guy. Can't imagine he's related to you.
ladyj said…
Anonymous, you most certainly give Christians a bad name! Not much of a likeable individual and if you had an ounce of courage, you'd come out of the "closet". A bit of a chicken sh*t, I'd say.

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