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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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Baxter, Edward G.

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Edward Gary Baxter

Preferred Name: Ed
Date of Birth: October 12, 1934
Highest Military Grade: Select
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Headed West Date: February 28, 2009
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  • Aviation Cadets
  • Korea
  • Vietnam

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Civilian Education:

  • 1952 Glenwood City High School
  • 1963 BS/Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, University of Illinois

Edward Gary Baxter, 74, of Pierson Lake Drive, Chaska, Minn., died at his home, surrounded, by his family, Saturday morning, Feb. 28, 2009.

Born in Minneapolis, raised in Wilson, Wis., he graduated from Glenwood City High School in 1952. He entered the United States Air Force, receiving his commission through Aviation Cadets. Ed married Madonna A. Aebly on 26 Oct., 1957. They shared over 40 years together.

As a career Air Force fighter pilot of 28 years, Ed served in numerous locations in the United States, Korea and Vietnam. His final assignment brought him and his family to Duluth, where he proudly finished his career as the Professor of Aerospace Studies at UMD. He then taught Business and Math at the same university. After Donna’s death, he moved to Chaska, Minn., where he enjoyed golfing, fishing, and cards with friends and family. During his life, Ed touched many lives, and they are all the better for it.

Ed is preceded in death by his wife, Donna; son, Edward; and parents, Edward and Irene.

He is survived by a daughter, Shirley (Scott) Johnson of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and sons, Michael (Nancy) Baxter of Chanhassen, Minn., Dennis (Robin) Baxter of Burnsville, Minn., and James (Teri) Baxter of Manassas, Va.; and 12 adoring grandchildren, Edward, Anne, Paul, Rachel, Daniel, Matthew, Edward, Kevin, Gloria, Ryan, Jacob and Tyler.

Interment at Emerald Cemetery, Emerald, WI. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association or to the American Cancer Society.

Arrangements Johnson Funeral Home Waconia 952/442-2121. www.johnsonfh.com

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