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Today in History – April 5, 1962 – 1962 Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600m

Neil Armstrong and the X-15 by Bob van der Linden, Posted on Tue, July 23, 2019, Aeronautics Department, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum “Released from duty in mid-1952, Armstrong returned to Purdue where he earned his degree in aeronautical engineering in 1955. His love of flight and engineering drew him to the National Advisory

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Flanagan, Bernard E.

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Bernard Eugene Flanagan

Preferred Name: Gene
Nickname/Call Sign: Flak
Date of Birth: March 2, 1934
Highest Military Grade: 0-4 – Major
Headed West Date: April 22, 2010
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Bernard “Gene” Flanagan, Maj USAF, Ret., “Headed West” on April 22, 2010.

His inscription reads: Fighter Pilot. Known to his fighter pilot friends as “Flak”.

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