Thread: B-29 Tragedy.
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Old 10-01-2010, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by JVM View Post
- D. Greenamyer was not really a coming out-of-the-blue moron: Lockheed SR-71 test pilot, held the fastest piston engine speed record for 2 years (over the Messerschmitt 209!), the fastest low altitude speed record (998 mph with a NF-104, 25m high...but was forced to land without the airplane), and won the National Air Races of Reno in "unlimited" category 6 times
One can be a great pilot, but a lousy project manager.
The qualities of PILOT are not the same a BUSINESS SKILL.

I PERSONALLY met D. Greenamyer on another project that ended in fiery failure, and I can tell you he did not strike me as a good manager.

He bungled the B29 recovery, they should have been ready to come back the next year and not push it.
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