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This Day in History – June 10, 1969 – The X-15 gets a place in history

10 June 1969: The U.S. Air Force donated the first North American Aviation X-15, serial number 56-6670, to the Smithsonian Institution for display at the National Air and Space Museum. The first of three X-15A hypersonic research rocketplanes built by North American for the Air Force and the National Advisory Committee (NACA, the predecessor of NASA), 56-6670 made the first glide flight and

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Acree, George W.

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George W. Acree

Preferred Name: George
Nickname/Call Sign: Ace
Date of Birth: February 9, 1933
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
Hometown: MD
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Col. George W. Acree II, aka Ace or Sabre, USAF retired after 28 yrs of service

George held a BS/ from the University of MD, Auburn University, and an MS from Auburn University. He was commissioned after attending AF ROTC as a 2nd Lt, Distinguished Graduate.

During his service, he attended Fighter Weapons School, USAF Operation Test Progam

Fighter Pilot Experience: Flew F-100D and F-105D and was an F-105G Wild Weasel in 38 combat missions. In all, he flew 256 combat missions.

Units Assigned

  • Commissioned AF ROTC as 2nd Lieutenant, Distinguished Graduate
  • UPT Luke AFB, AZ, Nellis AFB, NV (F-100)
  • 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron/18th Tactical Fighter Wing (F-100)
  • 1966-1968 333rd Tactical Fighter Squadron/355th Tactical Fighter Wing, Takhli RTAB, Thailand. (F-105G)
  • 4485th Test Wing, F-4E Electronic Warfare and F-105D Thunderstick II operational tests
  • 59th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Flight Commander (F-4E)
  • 555th “Triple Nickel” Tactical Fighter Squadron, 25th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Udorn RTAB, Thailand (F-4E)
  • 10/1974-10/1978 Headquarters USAF, Deputy Director for General Purpose Forces

Awards & Decorations

Defense Super Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Legion Of Merit
Legion Of Merit

Flight Info

F-100 C/D/E
F-105 D/F/G
F-4
F-15

Command Pilot: 5,512+ flying hours
Total Combat Missions: 256

Commercial pilot multi-engine

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • Air War College
  • Industrial College of the Armed Forces
  • Pilot training
  • F-100 adv fighter training

Civilian Education:

  • 1957 BS/Electrical and Electronics Engineering, the University of Maryland at College Park
  • 1975 MS/Electrical Engineering, Auburn University

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