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Lt David Steeves was living the dream.  He was a USAF fighter pilot and instructor flying the T33A shooting star when his jet failed him as he flew over the Sierra’s mountain range.  He ejected and then survived a traumatic fight for survival amongst the rugged terrain… he ought to have been hailed a hero.  Enter the newspaper man Clay Blair and David Steeves life abruptly turned into a nightmare!

DAYTON, Ohio — Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

Mt Whitney of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

The Sierra Nevadas.