Script on the photograph reads: JT Vida and I felt extremely fortunate to fly the SR-71 Blackbird on its record flight to the Smithsonian Institution. Fantastic aircraft! And JT was an outstanding aviator likes and admired by all. We miss him tremendously. Sincerly, Ed Yielding, Pilot, "Coast-to-Coast" Aircraft Speed Record 67 minutes 54 seconds, March 6, 1990.

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