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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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Brown, French C., Jr.

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French Cecil Brown

Preferred Name: Steve
Nickname/Call Sign: Boots
Date of Birth: October 15, 1930
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Headed West Date: September 30, 2022
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Before becoming a fighter pilot, French “Steve” Brown was a child actor in movies such as The Outriders and I Remember Mama.

Units Assigned

  • 1958-1961 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan (F-100)
  • 1961-1965 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron, George AFB, Philippines/Homestead AFB, FL
  • 1967-1968 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron Phan Rang AB, Vietnam

Awards & Decorations

Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal
Air Medal

Flight Info

F-100

Military & Civilian Education

French Cecil Brown Jr.,, age 91, of East Wenatchee, Washington passed away on Friday, September 30, 2022. Known to his friends as “Steve”, he was a child actor starring in movies such as The Outriders and I Remember Mama before becoming a fighter pilot.

Steve Brown flew the F-100 from 1958-1961 with the 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron out of Misawa AB, Japan.

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French Cecil Brown As Nels In I Remember Mama
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