Location: Benton Airport (O85)
Date and Time: Saturday, February 8, 2014 , starting at 10:00 am
Topic: History of operation of SR-71 and how it relates to decisions you will make – more information.

Mr. Don Campbell will discuss the operational aspects of the SR-71 and how it applies to today’s General Aviation pilot decision making. Mr. Campbell has spent a career with the SR-71 and with the B-2 bomber and he brings a first hand perspective to this discussion.
Don Campbell has worked in the military aviation industry for over 45 years. During that time he spent 25 years in the U.S. Air Force working with the SR-71 Blackbird Strategic Reconnaissance Aircraft. After retirement from the Air Force, Don went to work for the famed Lockheed Skunk Works as a Maintainability Engineer on the SR-71, U-2 and F117 aircraft. In 1990 Don accepted a position with the Northrop Corporation as a Mission/Test Director on the B-2 Advanced Technology Bomber until his retirement in 2006. He and his wife Jo now live in Chico where Don volunteers as a Docent and as the Outdoor Display Coordinator for the Chico Air Museum.