The first EMD aircraft for the service took off from Boeing’s St. Louis facility. It was piloted by a uniformed Air Force pilot, Maj. Bryce Turner from the 416th Test Squadron, in the front seat and Boeing test pilot Steve Schmidt in the back.
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