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Today in History – April 5, 1962 – 1962 Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600m

Neil Armstrong and the X-15 by Bob van der Linden, Posted on Tue, July 23, 2019, Aeronautics Department, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum “Released from duty in mid-1952, Armstrong returned to Purdue where he earned his degree in aeronautical engineering in 1955. His love of flight and engineering drew him to the National Advisory

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DeFalco, George F.

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George F. DeFalco

Preferred Name: George
Nickname/Call Sign: Falcon
Date of Birth: October 20, 1943
Highest Military Grade: 0-4 – Major
Hometown: North Island (Coronado), CA
Biography
Pilot Information

I went into the Air Force as an ANG pilot and trained at Moody AFB in Valdosta, GA as part of class 68-F. I then flew the F-84F, F-100D/F and A-10 accumulating 21 years of service as a true “guardsman” and part of the 131st TFS out flying of Westfield, MA.

George is currently the President of Sterling Concrete in North Oxford, MA.

Units Assigned

  • 1968 Pilot Training (Class 68-F) Moody AFB, GA
  • 131at Tactical Fighter Squadron, MAANG, Barnes Airport, Westfield, MA (F-84F, F-100 D/F, A-10)

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F-84F
F-100 D/F
A-10

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