SINO SWEARINGEN TEST PILOT BUD FRANCIS DIES
Ralph (Bud) Francis, long-time business aviation pilot and chief test pilot for Sino Swearingen, died Tuesday in San Antonio, Texas following an extended illness. He was 61. Francis joined Sino Swearingen in July 1997 after serving with the former Beech Aircraft and then Raytheon Aircraft for 32...
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