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Who was Clayton T. Dopke (Major USAF retired)?

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Hi Who was Clayton T. Dopke (Major USAF retired)? Thanks João Alfredo

It is impossible to please Greeks and Trojans

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A beta tester (MD11) and friend of PMDG, AVSIM and many others that died in Meridian MS. He was a Buff Commander. Ray

When Pigs Fly . Ray Marshall .

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A beta tester (MD11) and friend of PMDG, AVSIM and many others that died in Meridian MS. He was a Buff Commander. Ray
Thanked everyone for the answer, could you please explain what was Meridian MS.From what I know Buff aircraft is a B-52 right?Joao Alfredo

It is impossible to please Greeks and Trojans

É impossivel agradar Gregos e Troianos

A town in Mississippi - just thought I would help before some smarta@#$ tells you use Google. Took me as long to write this as it would have taken to tell you how to help yourself.

Andy Brockbank

Meridian Mississippi - just thought I would help before some smarta@#$ tells you use Google. Took me as long to write this as it would have taken to tell you how to help yourself.
Don't be so grumpy. It's unbecoming.
Thanked everyone for the answer, could you please explain what was Meridian MS.From what I know Buff aircraft is a B-52 right? Joao Alfredo
Correct. His forum name was actually "b52drivr". I remember his post from when I was younger and using a different account in the early 2000's('02,'03?). He was pretty darn active in here and quite a nice guy when interacting with everyone.

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- he was a Major , in the US Air Force, who is retired.

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A town in Mississippi - just thought I would help before some smarta@#$ tells you use Google. Took me as long to write this as it would have taken to tell you how to help yourself.
Meridian MS is in East Central MS and not very far from Alabama (USA). It was Major Dopke's home town after military retirement.Not much there other than a Naval Air training station flying the T-45C. I grew up about 30 miles from there. First modern aerial refueling was at Key Field, the commercial airport for Meridian. Two bi-planes about 1935 set an endurance record (like 650 hours or so) that may still be on the books. Named the airport after them. Ray

When Pigs Fly . Ray Marshall .

Not the longest any more. The longest is just shy of 65 days! in 1958 but they were refueled from the ground so maybe that doesn't count. Al & Fred managed a shade over 27 days.

Andy Brockbank

Not the longest any more. The longest is just shy of 65 days! in 1958 but they were refueled from the ground so maybe that doesn't count. Al & Fred managed a shade over 27 days.
All records are made to be broken. Ray

When Pigs Fly . Ray Marshall .

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those of us in the beta team and the dev team guys miss him very much. He contributed hugely to the PMDG MD-11 and enriched all of us through his lively comments and discussion. He is a major loss to the community and I am so pleased he has been honoured in the NGX. JR

 

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