Charles Edward Jones
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Charles Edward "Chuck" Jones (November 8, 1952 – September 11, 2001) was a United States Air Force officer, an aeronautical engineer, computer programmer, and an astronaut in the USAF Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program. He was killed during the September 11 attacks, aboard American Airlines Flight 11.
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Born | Charles Edward Jones (1952-11-08)November 8, 1952 Clinton, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | September 11, 2001(2001-09-11) (aged 48) New York City, U.S. |
Alma mater | United States Air Force Academy, B.S. 1974 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S. 1980 |
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USAF astronaut | |
Previous occupation | Computer programmer |
Rank | Colonel, USAF |
Selection | 1982 USAF Group |
Missions | Canceled Space Shuttle missions (STS-71-B) |
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