Richard T. Swope (November 21, 1942 – January 8, 2011) was a

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in the

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who served as the Inspector General of the United States Air Force from 1996 until his retirement in 1998.

Awards and decorations

Personal life

General Swope was an avid aviation enthusiast as demonstrated by personally constructing and test flying a Vans Aircraft RV-8 amateur built experimental aircraft of which he was the repairmen.

Death

After retirement, General Swope suffered an unexpected death while skiing at the

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on January 8, 2011.

References

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