Bernard J. Dvorscak, AE 55, of Atlanta, on Sept. 21. Before enrolling at Georgia Tech, Dvorscak enlisted in the Navy’s V-5 Flight Training Program; he was stationed aboard numerous aircraft carriers, flew the F4U-4 and the Banshee Fighter, and was a member of the Navy’s first operational jet fighter squadron. At Tech, he was a member of the Yellow Jacket Flying Club. Later, Dvorscak joined Lockheed Aircraft Company as an engineering test pilot and instructor. He was the first pilot to fly-by-wire in the Lockheed C130 Hercules and was part of the first team to perfect in-air flight refueling. In 1959, he graduated from the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School Class XXI. After retiring from the Navy Reserves as a Captain in 1976, and from Lockheed in 1990, he continued to work: He co-authored The C-5 Galaxy History, instructed flight ground school, aided with the assimilation of the National Aerospace Museum in Chantilly, Va., and the development of the Marietta Aviation Museum. He was a member of Silver Wings Fraternity, lectured on the Battle of Midway and the Battle of Britain, and loved singing in his church’s choir. Son: Michael Dvorscak, IM 78. Daughter: Joan Paucke, IM 81, MS Mgt 87.
Granddaughter: Jennifer Paucke, current student.
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