Comments on: Michigan History: Soaring Beneath the Bridge http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/michigan-history-soaring-beneath-the-bridge/ Dig Michigan! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:23:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Enders http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/michigan-history-soaring-beneath-the-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-46793 John Enders Sun, 30 May 2010 02:01:09 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/community/history-libraries/michigan-history-soaring-beneath-the-bridge/#comment-46793 As a newly-assigned pilot in the 10th SRS at Lockbourne in 1954, I had the great privilege and honor to know Capt. Lappo, and during the checkout period for the RB47E, I flew with him on at least three occasions. He was what I would call a "natural" pilot, with the Boeing as almost an extension of his mind and body, making it perform to his expectations. I was transferred to Holloman AFB as a research pilot and engineer before his notable Mackinaw Bridge adventure, and I thought at the time that there was no other pilot with such skills with whom I would have been willing to share that flight. I was very sorry to learn that his own navigator turned him in...rumor had it that he was a 'legacy' officer whose father was a general officer. John Lappo was the kind of 'can (and will) do' person who any nation would be proud to have serving his country.

As a newly-assigned pilot in the 10th SRS at Lockbourne in 1954, I had the great privilege and honor to know Capt. Lappo, and during the checkout period for the RB47E, I flew with him on at least three occasions. He was what I would call a "natural" pilot, with the Boeing as almost an extension of his mind and body, making it perform to his expectations. I was transferred to Holloman AFB as a research pilot and engineer before his notable Mackinaw Bridge adventure, and I thought at the time that there was no other pilot with such skills with whom I would have been willing to share that flight. I was very sorry to learn that his own navigator turned him in...rumor had it that he was a 'legacy' officer whose father was a general officer. John Lappo was the kind of 'can (and will) do' person who any nation would be proud to have serving his country.

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]]> By: tiffany http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/michigan-history-soaring-beneath-the-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-42580 tiffany Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:46:16 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/community/history-libraries/michigan-history-soaring-beneath-the-bridge/#comment-42580 I'm his grand-daughter he was an amazing man and miss him dearly. I'm his grand-daughter he was an amazing man and miss him dearly.

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]]> By: carl seal http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/michigan-history-soaring-beneath-the-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-27978 carl seal Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:51:21 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/community/history-libraries/michigan-history-soaring-beneath-the-bridge/#comment-27978 worked for lol lappo 1958-62 at lockborne became his crew chief 59-60 worked for lol lappo 1958-62 at lockborne became his crew chief 59-60

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