Dryden research pilot Gordon Fullerton on the Dryden ramp after his final flight.

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES

08.20.2009

Courtesy Photo

NASA

Long-time NASA Dryden research pilot and former astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton capped an almost 50-year flying career, including more than 38 years with NASA, with a final flight in a NASA F/A-18 on Dec. 21, 2007. Fullerton and Dryden research pilot Jim Smolka flew a 90-minute pilot proficiency formation aerobatics flight with another Dryden F/A-18 and a Dryden T-38 before concluding with two low-level formation flyovers of Dryden before landing. Fullerton was honored with a water-cannon spray arch provided by two fire trucks from the Edwards Air Force Base fire department as he taxied the F/A-18 up to the Dryden ramp, and was then greeted by his wife Marie and several hundred Dryden staff after his final flight. December 21, 2007 NASA / Photo Tony Landis ED07-0294-27

NASA Identifier: 270605main_ED07-0294-27_full_full

• Date Taken: 08.20.2009
• Date Posted: 02.08.2013 03:53
• Photo ID: 834702
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• Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., US