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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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Oken, Arthur J.

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Arthur J. Oken

Preferred Name: Art
Date of Birth: October 18, 1934
Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Baldwin County, AL
Biography
Pilot Information

After serving in the USAF, Arthur Oken became a lawyer admitted in Virginia, the District of Columbia, Texas and Colorado. Practiced in Virginia and Texas. He is currently in retired/inactive status in all jurisdictions.

Units Assigned

  • 8/1958- 7/1962 42nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron/10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (USAFE), Spangdahlem AB, Germany/ RAF Chelveston, UK (RB-66C)
  • 8/1962-2/1964 9th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing /DO (TAC) Shaw AFB, SC (RB-66C)
  • 3/1964-6/1970 4533rd Tactical Fighter Squadron/33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, HQ USAFTAWC (TAC),  Eglin AFB, FL (F-100F, F-105F, F-4C/D)
  • 3/1966-7/1966 388th Tactical Fighter Wing (PACAF), Korat RTAB, Thailand (F-100F, F-105F) (TDY)
  • 5/1967-8/1967 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron/388th Tactical Fighter Wing, Korat RTAB, Thailand (F-105F) (TDY)
  • 12/1969-6/1970 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron/355th Tactical Fighter Wing (PACAF), Takhli RTAB, Thailand (F-105F ) (PCS w/o PCA)
  • 7/1970-2/1972 334th Tactical Fighter Squadron/4th Tactical Fighter Wing, DO (TAC),Seymour Johnson AFB, NC (F-4 D/E)
  • 2/1972-5/1973 HQ 19th AF (TAC) Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
  • 6/1973-6/1974 NSA, Fort Meade, MD
  • 7/1974- 7/1977 HQ USEUCOM J-3 Patch Barracks, FRG
  • 7/1977- 9/1978 HQ TAC/DR Langley AFB, VA

Awards & Decorations

Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross

Flight Info

RB66-C
F-100 F
F-105 F “Wild Weasel”
F-4 C/D/E

100+ WILD WEASEL combat missions

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • SOS
  • ACSC
  • AWC Primary-Basic Navigator Training (Class 57-21C, Harlingen AFB, Texas);
  • Navigator Electronic Countermeasures Training (Keesler AFB, MS)

Civilian Education:

  • 1956, BA, University of Rochester
  • 1976, MA, International Relations, USC
  • 1982 JD, George Mason University

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