From Antelope Valley Press

From http://www.hannabasinmuseum.com/love-michael-v-killed-in-the-line-of-duty.html

Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Michael Love was born September 26, 1938.  He perished March 1, 1976 when his aircraft crashed on Rogers dry lake bed in California. He was a test pilot for a joint NASA-USAF flight test program at the NASA Flight Research Center and test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base in California.  He was 37 years, 5 months and 5 days old at the time of his death.  He was the son of Lionel and Myra Love of Hanna, Wyoming.  Michael was buried at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  A memorial stone is located in the Hanna, Wyoming Cemetery.

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Picture from NASA Images: The photo shows Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Michael V. Love in front of the X-24B  research aircraft at Edwards Air Base in 1976. The X-24B was a wingless aircraft designed to test theories for development of space ships that could be flown into outerspace and the land back on Earth. His efforts helped the development of the Space Shuttle program.  Michael was a combat vetern of Vietnam and was awarded the distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters.  He perished in the line of duty while attempting an emergency landing in an RF-4C on Rogers dry lake bed on March 1, 1976.