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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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Burton, Paul D.

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Paul David Burton

Preferred Name: Paul
Date of Birth: January 26, 1944
Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Anderson, IN
Headed West Date: October 3, 2012
Biography
Pilot Information
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Paul Burton served as Squadron commander for the 163rd Fighter Squadron, and Plans Officer for the 122nd Fighter Wing, of the INANG. (1)

Source: (1) https://www.heraldbulletin.com/obituaries/paul-d-burton/article_ea1217c3-f0f6-5fe1-a4b0-99d54ff555c3.html

Units Assigned

  • 163rd Fighter Squadron, Squadron commander, INANG (F-100)
  • 122nd Fighter Wing, Plans Officer, INANG

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

F-100

Military & Civilian Education

Civilian Education:

  • Ball State University

Paul D. Burton, LtCol USAF, Ret., “Headed West” on October 3, 2011.

Paul David Burton, 67, died Oct. 3, 2011, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Paul was born on Jan. 26, 1944 in Anderson, to Isaac and Telles (Sanders) Burton.

Following his graduation from Ball State University, he worked in management with General Motors in Anderson for 30 years. He also served in the Air National Guard, Ft. Wayne, as a fighter pilot for 25 years, where he rose to the rank of Lt. Colonel and was Squadron Commander of the 163rd Fighter Squadron and 122nd Fighter Wing Plans Officer.

Paul pursued his own sales and consulting business in the last 19 years. He resided in Anderson and Indianapolis, where he was a member of East 91st Street Christian Church.

Paul and Nancy relocated to Port Orange, Fla., at the Spruce Creek Fly-In Community, where he enjoyed aviation and golf.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Nancy Smith Burton; and their daughters, Heather and husband David Warren of Tampa, Fla., and Julie and husband Josh Chapman of Dallas, Texas; and grandchildren Kathryn Warren and Colin Chapman.

Funeral services [were] held in Florida…

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the American Heart Association at honor.americanheart.org/goto/pauldburton.

Source: www.theheraldbulletin.com

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