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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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Egan, Terence K.

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Terence Kendle Egan

Preferred Name: TK
Nickname/Call Sign: Misty 117
Date of Birth: August 10, 1940
Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Winter Park, FL
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I was raised in Winter Park, FL and ventured to Idaho on a football scholarship. While there I participated in ROTC and was the Cadet Commanding Officer in 1963. Upon commissioning, I was assigned to Class 65D at Vance AFB, OK, where I was fortunate to finish high enough to get one of four F-100 slots allotted to the UPT facilities Air Force wide.

After training at Luke AFB, AZ, I was assigned to the 77th Tactical Fighter Squadron/20th Tactical Fighter Wing TFW at Wethersfield, England. In Sept 1965, while there, I was fortunate to attain Select Crew Status and was the Top Gun in the Wing for the period of Jan ’68-July “68.

I received Orders and headed for Vietnam where I was assigned to the 615th Tactical Fighter Squadron/365 Tactical Fighter Wing in Sept ’68. I flew 150 missions out of Phan Rang before transferring to Tuy Hoa where I was assigned to  the Misty FAC (Misty 1117), flying with the 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron/31st Tactical Fighter Wing.

That was a tremendous experience! I got shot a few times flying in Steel Tiger South but managed to find concrete to land on.

Six years and 1200 hours in the HUN was a wonderful experience! Fond memories. Flew with some great airmen.

Left the Air Force in Sept ’69., and went into commercial aviation, but stayed in the Georgia National Guard flying C-130s until 1990. I retired as an O-5.

Units Assigned

  • 11/1963-11/1964 Vance AFB, OK (T-27, T-38)
  • 2/1965-7/1965 Luke AFB, AZ (F-100)
  • 8/1965-8/1968 77th Tactical Fighter Squadron/20th Tactical Fighter Wing (F-100)
  • 9/1968-4/1969 615th Tactical Fighter Squadron/35th Tactical Fighter Wing (F-100)
  • 1969 Misty FAC, 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron/31st Tactical Fighter Wing (F-100)
  • Left AF 9/1969
  • 1/1970-12/1989 158th TAS/165th TAG, GAANG (C-130)

Awards & Decorations

Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Medal
Air Medal with 14 Oak Leaf Clusters
Combat Readiness Medal
Combat Readiness Medal
AF Outstanding Unit Award
Outstanding Unit Award
Meritorious Service Award
Meritorious Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
National Defense Service Award
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
RVN Gallantry Cross With Palm
Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award (AFLSA)
Air Force Longevity Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (AFResM)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Small Arms Marksmanship Ribbon (SAEMR)
Small Arms Marksmanship Medal
Georgia National Guard 10 Year Service Medal Ribbon
GAANG 10-Year Service Award

Flight Info

T-37
T-38
F-100 C/D/F -1500 hours
C-130

Commercial:
727
DC10
A300
737

Other:
Learjet 24

Wall of Honor: Foil 60, Panel 2, Column 4, Line 34

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • UPT, Vance AFB, OK
  • 1965 OTC 111105B. F-100C/D/F
  • 1965 Advanced Survival Training
  • 1965 OPL Air Controller Course
  • 1966 USAFE Sea Survival Training
  • 1968 TAC Combat Survival Training Test
  • 1968 TAC Life Support Systems School
  • 1968 Parasail Training
  • 1968 PACAF Jungle Survival Course

GAANG:

  • 1971 Squadron Officer School
  • 1984 Air Command and Staff College

Civilian:

  • BS/Accounting (minor in English), University of Idaho at Moscow, ID
  • Consolidated Federal Law Enforcement Center
  • Treasury Air Security Officer School: Basic Course
  • 1971 Marksman Qualification Courses ’71.

TK, Ron & Michael Egan
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