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Norman Baker: An Appreciation

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Norman Baker: An Appreciation
F-35A Lightning II test aircraft assigned to the 31st Test Evaluation Squadron from Edwards Air Force Base, California, released AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9X missiles at QF-16 targets during a live-fire test over an Air Force range in the Gulf of Mexico on June 12, 2018. The Joint Operational Test Team conducted the missions as part of Block 3F Initial Operational Test and Evaluation.

Surely the world of defense and aviation journalism is a less happy place with the news that Defense Daily founder and editor emeritus Norman L. Baker passed Aug. 25, aged 93. Always smiling, quick with a joke or a story, Norman, a child of the Depression, was filled with energy and positivity. The defense and aviation world also is a less mannerly place without Norman. “Classy” and “a class act” were some of the reactions when news of Norman’s passing…

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