Last updated on: 7 May 2005
Posted on: 1 November 2002
Capt. Ed Yeilding,
Capt. Stephen M. Lee

Left: Ed Yeilding -Pilot
Right: Steve Lee -RSO
Crew History
- Ed Yeilding and Steve Lee were crewed together from Jul '83 - Aug '86. Then
Ed flew with Curt Osterheld until Ed was sent to the Palmdale flight test
unit in Dec '87.
- Yeilding flew the SR-71 from 1983 to 1990. His last SR flight
was with JT Vida when they set a coast to coast record as they delivered 972
to the Smithsonian Institution on Mar 6, 1990.
- Ed then flew Special Air Missions with the 89th Wing at Andrews AFB until
he retired from the Air Force in '96.
- Upon retiring Ed was then hired by Northwest Airlines, whom he currently
flies for.
- Steve Lee flew with Jack Madison until being sent to a SAC staff assignment
at Offut AFB.
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