Neptunus Lex
Posted by Jonathan on March 7th, 2012 (All posts by Jonathan)
Carroll LeFon, who blogged under the pseudonym Neptunus Lex, was killed in a plane crash.
David Foster first told me about Lex and I have read Lex’s blog on and off for years. He was one of the best bloggers and was obviously a first-class person in many ways, as well as being a highly talented writer. My sympathies to his family. Alav hashalom.
March 7th, 2012 at 1:09 pm
I’ve been reading Capt LeFon’s blog since 2004-2005. I’m a strange twist it’s how I found Chicagoboyz. On another note, he was an inspiration to me to finally go out and get my commercial pilot’s license.
March 7th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
More on him & the accident:
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/capt-carroll-lefon-neptunus-lex-killed-in-crash/
He had over 4,000 hours in Naval aviation – primarily the F18.
He was a top pilot IMHO.
He was killed flying an F-21 Israili-built Kfir single-seat fighter at NAS Fallon at around 0915 yesterday morning.
I am wondering if he was a civilian contractor for the TopGun program, which moved to Fallon from NAS Miramar (in San Diego)?
March 7th, 2012 at 1:39 pm
He was flying Kfir N404AX for ATAC: http://www.atacusa.com/
As was working for the Top Gun school at Fallon.
March 7th, 2012 at 3:34 pm
This is terrible news.
Out of all Lex’s wonderful posts, one of my favorites…and one that is particularly appropriate for this day…is this personalized and hyperlinked version of Tennyson’s Ulysses, which he created to mark his retirement from the Navy.
March 7th, 2012 at 3:34 pm
Anonymous, just above, was me.
March 7th, 2012 at 3:56 pm
Terrible news in a terrible week.
March 7th, 2012 at 8:13 pm
Rest in peace.