Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame
Enshrined 1998
Francis R. “Dick” Scobee was born in Cle Elum, Washington. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a BS in Aerospace Engineering and a commission as 2nd Lt in the USAF in 1965.
Dick completed Air Force Flight training and served a combat tour as a pilot in Vietnam in 1966. In 1972 he graduated from the USAF Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards AFB, California and worked on the test programs for the Boeing 747, X-24B, the (TACT) F-111, and the C-5A.
