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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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Arthur D. Farrington

Preferred Name: Art
Date of Birth: August 23, 1938
Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Trenton, NJ
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Art Farrington flew the F-100 from 1964-1967 with the 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron & 615th Tactical Fighter Squadron. He was assigned to England AFB, LA, Danang AB, Vietnam, Takhli AB, Thailand, and Phan Rang AB, Vietnam.

Then from 1967-1970, Art flew the F-100 with the 356th Tactical Fighter Squadron out of Misawa AB, Japan.

Units Assigned

  • 1964-1967 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron & 615th Tactical Fighter Squadron, England AFB, LA/Danang AB, Vietnam, Takhli AB, Thailand/Phan Rang AB, Vietnam, ANG (F-100)
  • 1967-1970 356th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan (F-100)
  • 7/2/1978 461st Flight Test Squadron, Commander, Luke AFB, AZ (F-15)

Awards & Decorations

AF Outstanding Unit Award
Outstanding Unit Award

Flight Info

F-100
F-15

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • 1962 USAFA

Civilian Education:

  • 1962 Trenton Central High School

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