Roger Stallkamp

December 25, 1935 - May 23, 2022

Roger Stallkamp (Lieutenant Colonel, USAF), 86, of Beavercreek, Ohio, made his "Last Flight" as a result of complications from leukemia. He was born, the third of three sons to Albert and Lucille Stallkamp in Los Angeles.

Roger was preceded in death by his parents; daughter Patricia; and brother Louis Stallkamp. He is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Anne Stallkamp; his loving children, Karen (Gary) Rawson, Richard (Kathy) Stallkamp and Michael (Beth) Stallkamp; eight grandchildren; his brother, John Stallkamp '43; and many other loving family and friends.

Roger graduated from South Pasadena-San Marino High School in 1953 and spent one year at Pasadena City College before entering the United States Naval Academy, Class of 1958. Upon graduation, he accepted a commission in the US Air Force and entered pilot training. With new wings pinned on, he completed the Advanced Fighter Interceptor School program at Valdosta, Georgia. Due to a critical demand for pilots in Strategic Air Command (SAC), the entire class of trained fighter pilots were assigned to either bombers or tankers. He flew KC-97 and KC-135 aircraft tankers before entering the USAF Test Pilot School, class of 69A. He was assigned to the Aeronautical Systems Division (ASD), Deputy of Flight Test at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, doing "black box" testing. The favorite aircraft he flew was the zero-G or "vomit comet" which, at the time, tested everything that went into space including the astronauts. After a tour in Southeast Asia, he returned to the Dayton area and completed a master's degree in Engineering Management from the University of Dayton. He was assigned again to ASD, as division flight safety officer and subsequently as chief of safety. As chief of the safety office, he was a member of the division commander's Executive Independent Review Team. He finished his Air Force career at Systems Command Headquarters, Andrews AFB, Maryland, as systems safety branch chief and deputy chief of safety for the command in 1979.

After retirement, he was hired by Hartzell Propeller Company to establish and run their field investigation department which involved aircraft accident investigation and was the company focal point for product liability issues. He participated in hundreds of aircraft accident investigations as a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation team and other foreign investigative authorities worldwide. He taught propeller accident investigation courses at FAA, NTSB. Transport Canada, and AAIB (Air Accidents Investigation Branch-UK) training schools. He was certified as a propeller accident investigation expert and testified at trial in both state and federal courts.

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