Henry “Hank” G. Beaird, Jr.
Henry “Hank” G. Beaird, Jr. , well-known test pilot and World War II pilot, died on Feb. 2 in Dallas. He was 84. Beaird received his U.S. Army Air Forces commission and wings in 1944 when he was 19. He was stationed in New Guinea with the 3rd Air Commando Group and flew P-51s and C-47s. After the...
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