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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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Felts, Pete H.

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Pete Hutton Felts

Preferred Name: Pete
Date of Birth: April 29, 1937
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
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Pete Felts is the Historical Director for the Friends of the Super Sabre. His duties involve providing assistance to museums and individuals that are working on the F-100. Pete worked on the F-100 for 22 years and has been assisting folks for another 36 years.

Units Assigned

  • 1956-1958 21st Fighter Day Squadron/413th Fighter-Day Wing, George AFB, CA (F-100 C/D/F CrewChief)
  • 1958-1960 307th Tactical Fighter Squadron/31st Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB, CA
  • 1960-1964 6486th CAMRON Hickam AFB, HI (T-3, F-100)
  • 1964-1966 Homestead AFB, FL
  • 1965 307th Tactical Fighter Squadron/31st Tactical Fighter Wing (F-100D/F)
  • 1966-1969 307th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam; 307th Tactical Fighter Squadron/401st Tactical Fighter Wing, Torrejon AB, Spain (F-100D/F)
  • 1969 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon Thailand,  Aero Repair
  • 1969-1974 401st Tactical Fighter Wing, Torrejon AB, Spain,1969 to 1974 (Transient Alert F-100, F-4)
  • 1974-1979 12th Fighter Training Wing, Randolph AFB, TX (T-39, Flight Engineer)

Awards & Decorations

Airmans Medal
Airman’s Medal with Valor Device

Flight Info

F-100 C/D/F
T-33
F-4
T-39

Military & Civilian Education

Civilian Education:

  • BS/Facilities Engineering

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