Keywords: eugene cernan eugenecernan gemini 9 crew gemini9crew gene cernan genecernan thomas stafford thomasstafford tom stafford tomstafford people groupshot indoor sport The Gemini IX backup crew members were, Commander, Thomas P. Stafford and pilot Eugene A. Cernan. The back-up crew became the prime crew when on February 28, 1966, the original prime crew for the Gemini IX mission was killed when their twin seat T- 38 trainer jet aircraft crashed into a building during a landing approach in bad weather Image #: s66-15621 Date: January 5, 1966 The Gemini IX backup crew members were, Commander, Thomas P. Stafford and pilot Eugene A. Cernan. The back-up crew became the prime crew when on February 28, 1966, the original prime crew for the Gemini IX mission was killed when their twin seat T- 38 trainer jet aircraft crashed into a building during a landing approach in bad weather Image #: s66-15621 Date: January 5, 1966 |