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Old 26th Mar 2019, 17:38
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SR-71 Crew chief

Can anyone advise me what rank an SR-71 crew chief would have held, please.
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The link says,
a Crew Chief would perform what we called the "launch supervisory" inspection. This was usually a Technical Sergeant (TSgt) or above
https://www.blackbirds.net/u2/c_bennett/bbird-03.html
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megan,
thanks for the link. It makes interesting reading about life from 'the other side'. I thought the EE Lightning was bad enough to work on but all due respect to the SR 71 groundcrew.
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Would there be a specific officer in charge of all the wing crew chiefs ?
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