Robert Hails

Robert E. Hails (January 20, 1923 – March 16, 2012) was an American military officer who served as the vice commander of Tactical Air Command, Air Force deputy chief of staff for systems and logistics at the Pentagon, and commander of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. He flew a B-24 during the Pacific Theater of World War II^[1] and later was one of the few to fly the SR-71 Blackbird.^[2] As the Director of Maintenance Engineering, Air Force Logistics Command, he was responsible for engineering and developing pilotless reconnaissance aircraft used during the Vietnam War.^[3]

Robert Hails
Born	January 20, 1923 Miami, Florida
Died	March 16, 2012(2012-03-16) (aged 89)
Rank	Lieutenant general

Plaque of Hails at the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame

Hails became a member of the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame and the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame^[4] and later worked for McDonnell Douglas and Vought Corporation.^[5]

He died in 2012.^[6]