Found on Facebook, I pass the sad news from Mr. David Hart Jr.:
"I'm sad to say that Colonel Robert E. Thacker, WWII B-17 pilot and the pilot of the record setting F-82 Betty Jo passed away this morning in his sleep at the age of 102. RIP Colonel. You were a great man and I'm honored to have met you."
https://www.facebook.com/groups/8026...7421310042629/
God Speed Col. !