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Today in History – December 6, 1963 – Air Force test pilot Major Robert W. Smith takes the Lockheed NF-104A Aerospace Trainer, 56-0756, out for a little spin. . .

6 December 1963: Air Force test pilot Major Robert W. Smith takes the Lockheed NF-104A Aerospace Trainer, 56-0756, out for a little spin. . . Starting at 0.85 Mach and 35,000 feet (10,668 meters) over the Pacific Ocean west of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Bob Smith turned toward Edwards Air Force Base and accelerated

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Robert W. Butler

Preferred Name: Bob
Nickname/Call Sign: Landfall/Tiger
Date of Birth: November 10, 1929
Highest Military Grade: Select
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  • 1959-1962 118th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, CTANG (F-100A)

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