Lloyd J. Probst was born in 1939 at Rockne, Texas. After graduating from high school, Probst began taking flying lessons and completed his first solo flight in a Piper Sub Cub. After joining the Air Force in 1957, Probst received an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy. Graduating in 1963, Probst completed military pilot training and was assigned to fly Lockheed C130 aircraft. In July 1966, Probst was assigned to fly airlift missions in the Republic of Vietnam. During his tour of duty, Probst completed 1,248 combat missions, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and eight Air Medals. During his military career, Probst remained an active flight instructor at both military and civilian flying clubs. After retiring from military service, Probst became a Federal Aviation Administration Accident Prevention Counselor and Pilot Examiner in the Montgomery area, positions he has maintained for more than twenty years. In 1991, Probst was honored by the Federal Aviation Administration as the National Flight Instructor of the Year. Probst has amassed 20,000 hours as a military, corporate, and airline pilot including more than 6,000 hours as a flight instructor.

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