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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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Haerter, Edward J.

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Edward J. Haerter

Preferred Name: Ed
Date of Birth: January 27, 1937
Highest Military Grade: 0-7 – Brigadier General
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
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“Edward J. “Ed” Haerter served in the United States Air Force from January 1955 through June 1988. Haerter graduated from the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in 1960 and deployed during the Laotian Crisis later that year. In 1961, he was sent to Craig Air Force Base near Selma, Alabama for pilot training. After graduating first in his class he was able to choose his next assignment and selected F-100s in order to be a fighter pilot. He was next sent to Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix, Arizona for training on the F-100, followed by George Air Force Base in Victorville, California to be trained on the F-105. In 1964, he deployed to Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany before he applied for a transfer to Truax Field in Madison. At Truax he was a part of the 10th Air Division, serving as a Fighter Officer.

In 1967, Haerter opted out of active duty and took a job as a pilot for Trans World Airlines (TWA), but shortly after joined the Air Guard in Iowa. As part of the 174th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS), he deployed to Vietnam and landed at Phu Cat Air Base in April of 1968, where he went on to complete 194 combat missions.

Haerter came home in April of 1969 and left the Guard to return to TWA, only to join an Illinois Guard Unit a year later. He stayed with that unit until his retirement in 1988, having attained the rank of Brigadier General. He later settled in Madison, Wisconsin.” (1)

 

Source: wisvetsmuseum.org

Units Assigned

  • 1961-1962 Craig AFB Pilot Training
  • 1962-1963 Luke AFB, F-100 Gunnery School (F-100)
  • 1963 Nellis AFB, F-105 checkout (F-105)
  • 1963-1964 354th TFS, George AFB, CA (F-105)
  • 1964-1966 Spangdahlem AB Germany (F-105)
  • 1966-1967 Truax AFB, WI, Fighter Officer, 20AD (T-33)
  • 1967-1969 Iowa ANG, Sioux City IA (F-100)
  • 1968-1969 Phu Cat AB, RVN (F-100)
  • 1970-1988 126th AFW, O’Hare IAP, Chicago, IL (KC-97, KC-135)
  • 1988 Retired USAF

Awards & Decorations

Silver Star
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross (4)
Air Medal
Air Medal (10)

Flight Info

T-33
F-100
F-105
KC-97
KC-135

194 Combat missions

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • USAF Academy
  • SOS
  • ACS
  • AWC
  • ICAF

Civilian Education:

  • High School

Haerter, Ed
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