| • Science | • People | • Locations | • Timeline |
Jones was born in Clinton, Indiana. He entered NASA's astronaut group in 1982, and was scheduled to fly on mission STS-71-B in December 1986, but the mission was cancelled after the Challenger Disaster in January 1986. He left the space service in 1987.
He was killed at the age of 48 in the attacks of September 11, 2001, aboard American Airlines Flight 11American Airlines Flight 11 was an American Airlines flight aboard a Boeing 767-223ER, N334AA aircraft. Flight 11 regularly flew from Logan International Airport in East Boston, Massachusetts to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. He had been living as a retired US Air Force Colonel in BedfordTowns in Massachusetts Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bedford is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 12,595. History Bedford was first settled in 1640 and was officially incorp, MassachusettsMassachusetts is a state of the United States of America, part of the New England region. postal abbreviation is MA and its traditional abbreviation is Mass . It is properly called the Commonwealth of Massachusetts although there is no legal distinction b, at the time of his death. He was survived by his wife Jeanette.
See also: Casualties of the September 11, 2001 attacksTributes to the individuals lost in this tragedy, including biographical details, are welcome and encouraged at our memorial site. Some articles originally posted to Wikipedia have been moved there. If you are looking for such an article, or wish to contr