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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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Compton, Frank A., III

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Frank A. Compton, III

Preferred Name: Frank
Date of Birth: March 14, 1934
Highest Military Grade: Select
Hometown: Erie, PA
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Pilot Information

Frank graduated from Pilot Training (Class 55V) at Hondo Army Air Base, TX, and Graham AFB, NC. He flew the F-100 with the 135th Tactical Fighter Squadron/107th Tactical Fighter Group.

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  • 9/1955 Pilot TrainingClass 55-V (Hondo Army Air Base, TX/Graham AFB, Marianna, NC) (F-100)
  • 135th Tactical Fighter Squadron/107th Tactical Fighter Group (F-100)

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