Holm claims to hold the world record for combat flight hours: 1,172. He retired from the U.S. Air Force Reserve in 1992, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He logged his combat hours flying F-105s and F-4s in the Vietnam War.[2] After three tours of duty in Vietnam, he joined LockheedSkunk Works and test piloted the experimental and production F-117s.[2]
Holm participated in the Reno Air Races since 1981.[2] He has won in the Unlimited class of piston-engined aircraft in 1984, 2000, 2002 and 2003.[3] Holm performed as stand-in pilot in The Right Stuff and Hot Shots![2]
skip, holm, skip, james, holm, born, february, 1944, retired, pilot, lives, calabasas, california, dago, piloted, holm, 2004, reno, races, holm, claims, hold, world, record, combat, flight, hours, retired, from, force, reserve, 1992, with, rank, lieutenant, co. Skip James Holm born February 22 1944 1 is a retired pilot who lives in Calabasas California USA P 51D Dago Red piloted by Holm at the 2004 Reno Air Races Holm claims to hold the world record for combat flight hours 1 172 He retired from the U S Air Force Reserve in 1992 with the rank of lieutenant colonel He logged his combat hours flying F 105s and F 4s in the Vietnam War 2 After three tours of duty in Vietnam he joined Lockheed Skunk Works and test piloted the experimental and production F 117s 2 Holm participated in the Reno Air Races since 1981 2 He has won in the Unlimited class of piston engined aircraft in 1984 2000 2002 and 2003 3 Holm performed as stand in pilot in The Right Stuff and Hot Shots 2 Contents 1 Personal life 2 References 3 Books 4 External linksPersonal life EditHolm was married to actress P J Soles from 1983 to 1998 They have a son named Sky born in 1983 and a daughter named Ashley born in 1988 References Edit http www publicbackgroundchecks com SearchResponse aspx view NM amp fn skip amp mn james amp ln holm amp city amp state amp zip amp dob 19440222 amp age bare URL a b c d Huber Mark Sticks for Hire p 3 Air amp Space magazine July 01 2003 Retrieved 2008 12 28 Reno National Air Races History Hickoksports com Archived from the original on 2013 01 25 Retrieved 2008 12 28 Books EditRobert Gandt Fly Low Fly Fast Inside the Reno Air Races 1999 External links EditOfficial site Skip Holm at IMDb This biographical article related to the United States Air Force is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Skip Holm amp oldid 1109721626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
