David Rahm (1931–1976), nicknamed "the Flying Professor",[1] was an American geologist, professor and stunt pilot. He taught at Western Washington State University and was a visiting professor of geology at the University of Jordan. Rahm lived in Anacortes, Washington.[2][3]
Rahm met King Hussein of Jordan in 1974 at the Abbotsford Air Show in British Columbia.[3] Hussein asked him to come to Jordan and train the Royal Jordanian Falcons aerobatics team. Rahm was killed in a crash in the summer of 1976 while performing with co-display pilot, Steve Wolf in Amman, Jordan.[2][3][4][5]
Rahm died performing a dual routine with Steve Wolf of a Hammerhead maneuver in an S2 Pitts Special. Rahm's wife, Katy Rahm, and King Hussein were both present.
Writer Annie Dillard wrote an essay about Rahm called "The Stunt Pilot", reprinted as the last chapter of her collection, The Writing Life.[2] Rahm's widow later wrote a memoir, Flying High: Soaring Above the Tragedies of Life.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Flying High - Soaring Above the Tragedies of Life - Katy Rovetto". Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c Dillard, Annie (2013). The Writing Life. New York, London: Harper Perennial. pp. 91–111. ISBN 978-0-06-091988-7.
- ^ a b c Berriochoa, Mike (1999). "Flying for King Hussein" (PDF). Air Shows. 30 (1): 10–12. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ Lyons, Bill (November–December 1989). "Jordan's Royal Jordanian Falcons". Saudi Aramco World. 40 (6): 20–27. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ Tillman, Barrett (August 2009). "From Pilot to President". Air & Space/Smithsonian. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
External links
- Matthews, Glenn C. (November 2005). "Reminiscing". The Patrician: 11–12. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
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