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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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Beal, John F.

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John F. Beal

Preferred Name: John
Date of Birth: March 6, 1943
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
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“Col. Beal retired in 1993 with 27 years service and his flying experiences cover a wide range of aircraft, from the Piper Cub and Tri-Pacer as a civilian, through the USAF Jet Flight Training Program, and other operational aircraft.”(1)

 

Source (1): http://www.rappahannockrecord.net/archives/2010/2-11-10_C1-8.pdf

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  • 1968-1972 493rd Tactical Fighter Squadron/48th Tactical Fighter Wing (F-100)

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