Kevin McGregor, Major (Ret.) USAFR, was born in Chicago, IL in 1955. He moved to Denver, CO in 1957 where he was raised. He currently lives in Alaska.

As a kid, he was a newspaper delivery boy for the Denver Post. He attended John F. Kennedy High School, graduating in 1973. He then attended Arapahoe Community College from 1973-1975, graduating with an Associate degree in Law Enforcement and Administration. From 1975-1979 Kevin studied at Metropolitan State College and graduated with a BS degree in Law Enforcement and Administration, with a minor in Professional Pilot.

In 1974 he became a dispatcher for the Littleton, CO Police Dept. and worked there until 1977. He then moved on becoming a Federal Express Cargo Handler in Stapleton Int’l.

From 1978-1980 Kevin worked for Cimarron Recreation Flying Club as Manager and Flight Instructor at Arapahoe County Airport in CO. In 1979, Kevin assisted NTSB in a Cessna 172 crash belonging to the Club. The cause; pilot error.

In 1979 to 1980 he was a Co-Pilot for Rocky Mountain Intensive Air Care, Stapleton Intl., CO.

1980-1985: Active duty USAF, T-37 instructor, Asst. Safety Officer, Laughlin AFB, Del Rio, TX

1985: Accident Board Recorder in a T-37 spin accident, Del Rio, TX

1985-1988: Active Duty USAF, C141 Aircraft Commander, Travis AFB, CA. Flew top secret clearance.

1988-1997: USAFCR C-141 Aircraft Commander, Travis AFB, Assistant Safety Officer, Travis AFB, CA

Kevin retired as a Major from the ASAFR in 1997.

1988 – Present: Delta Airlines B-727 Flight Engineer, L-1011 Flight Engineer, and presently is a 767 ER International Co-Pilot (based at JFK)

Kevin was part of the investigation of the legendary 1948 DC-4 crash in Alaska.

1989; Start of investigation
1994; First attempt at on-site visit
1995; Solo trip to glacier ice falls
1996; High landing zone at Cub Valley, and south ridge climb
1997; Located wreck
1998; Re-studied glacier and debris site. Obtained NPS permit-4422 ID/retrieval
1999; Confirmed and documented its existence
2000; Flew in helicopter with NBC Dateline over site
2003; Revisited the debris field, which is disappearing under the rocks as the glacier melts

Mountaineering:

Climbed 34 peaks over 14,000 feet in CO, 4 in CA
Mt. Rainier, WA twice
Mt. Olympus, WA
Popcatapetl in Mexico- 2 attempts
Kala Patar (just west of Everest) in 1986. 18,200 feet
Numerous expeditions to Mt. Sanford, AK

Diving:

Open water certified – over 200 dives
Traveled 7 continents, 45+ countries