I must correct some errors in my last message:
1. Kelly Flinn (I spelled her name wrong, too) had an
affair with the husband of an enlisted woman assigned to her
unit
2. I can't confirm whether or not she was offered Article
15 non-judicial punishment, but I do know she was given a
general discharge from the Air Force.
3. I should have been clear on the adultery thing. Indeed,
she carried on an adulterous affair (more than once), but
that wasn't the most serious thing. Had it been an affair
with one of her peers, it wouldn't have been such a big
deal. Her more serious acts included making a false
official statement, disobeying a lawful order and disobeying
a lawful regulation.
Sorry I made these errors. I should have made sure about
these before sending my message.
Also I should have mentioned Kelly Flinn was a B-52 pilot.
She could have gone onto great fame and respect as a
pioneering woman bomber pilot (the Air Force's first), but
she chose a path of dishonor instead.
Regards to all, and I'll get off this soapbox.
Scott Martin
----- Original Message -----
From: Timothy E. Cone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Jennifer and Scott Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Richard
Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] B52 crash, was Amazing Jet Photo's and
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> The next time you fly on the airlines, check the cockpit.
She's an airline
> pilot now.
>
> Timothy E. Cone
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jennifer and Scott Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Richard Knott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 10:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [RCSE] B52 crash, was Amazing Jet Photo's and
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>
>
> > Richard:
> >
> > I'd like to correct something you wrote below before
this
> > thread gets out of hand. The USAF never had any female
B47
> > pilots. The B47 went out of service long before there
were
> > any female bomber pilots in the USAF.
> >
> > The female pilot you're referring to was Lt. Kelly
Flynn.
> > She was not "fired" because she had an adulterous
affairs.
> > She was charged with, among other things, disobeying a
> > lawful order and lying to her superiors. The lawful
order
> > she disobeyed was to discontinue an inappropriate
> > relationship with an enlisted man. Had she been
> > court-martialed and convicted, she would not have been
> > convicted of adultery, although it would have been part
of
> > the overall trial. However, the Air Force did not take
her
> > to court. Rather, she was offered non-judicial
punishment
> > under Article 15 of the Uniformed Code of Military
Justice.
> > Rather than accept the non-judicial punishment and
continue
> > with her career, she hired a civilian lawyer, Frank
Spinner,
> > to defend her. She attempted to twist the facts in the
case
> > to make it seem like the Air Force was persecuting her
> > becuase she was female.
> >
> > The truth is far different. She did a number of things
that
> > disgraced herself and the position she held as a USAF
> > officer, including disobeying a lawful order and
persisting
> > in an inappropriate relationship after being ordered to
end
> > the relationship. Rather than face her punishment with
> > dignity and a sense of her own wrongdoing, she tried to
> > place the blame on others. In the process, she broke up
> > what had been a happy marriage between the enlisted man
and
> > his wife, and she undermined the morale of her unit.
She
> > attempted to use her position as an officer for her
personal
> > gain and appeared not to care about the consequences.
In
> > the end, the Air Force separated here, but she got off
very
> > lightly, considering the extent of her misdeeds. Many
in
> > the AIr Force felt she was handled with kid gloves
precisely
> > because she was a woman. It wasn't fair, but that's the
way
> > it went. She should have been punished far more
severely,
> > since her indescretion had such a negative affect on her
> > unit and the Air Force.
> >
> > Scott Martin
> > JAcksonville, Ark.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Richard Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: Tom Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 4:24 AM
> > Subject: [RCSE] B52 crash, was Amazing Jet Photo's and
> > Movies
> >
> >
> > > Tom Watson wrote:
> > >
> > > > Anyone know the story and date behind the B-52 crash
on
> > this site?
> > >
> > > If this is the incident I am thinking about, the cause
of
> > the crash was simply pilot arrogance. TIME magazine ran
an
> > article a
> > > couple years ago which included a photo sequence which
> > looks identical to this video. The article was
discussing
> > nepotism in the US
> > > armed services, and how the USAF's only serving female
B47
> > pilot was fired for an adulterous affair, while
blatantly
> > dangerous
> > > pilots were still being permitted to fly. The B52
pilot in
> > question, a general I believe, had over several years
built
> > up a
> > > reputation as a reckless show-off, to the extent that
many
> > flight crews were refusing to fly with him. Complaints
had
> > been lodged
> > > against him, and his superiors were aware of his
attitude,
> > but nothing was done about it, too much of the 'old boys
> > club'. Until
> > > this accident, when he killed his entire flight crew
> > instead of just himself.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Richard Knott
> > >
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