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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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Fosnot, Robert

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Robert G. Fosnot

Preferred Name: Bob
Date of Birth: May 6, 1943
Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
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Robert Fosnot flew the F-100 from 1967-1969 with the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing out of Tuy Hoa AB, Vietnam, from 1969-1971 20th Tactical Fighter Wing out of airbases at Woodbridge, Wethersfield and Upper Heyford AFB, England. He later flew with the OHANG and AZANG.

Bob’s claim to fame is that he is listed as “The only Hun pilot to shoot down a QF-100 FSAT (drone) albeit with a missile from an F-4.”

Units Assigned

  • 1967-1969 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, Tuy Hoa AB, Vietnam (F-100)
  • 1969-1971 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, Woodbridge/Wethersfield/Upper Heyford AFB, England (F-100)
  • 1971-1972 166th Tactical Fighter Squadron/121st Tactical Fighter Group, OHANG
  • 1972-1976  152nd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron/162nd Tactical Fighter Wing, AZANG

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Military & Civilian Education

Civilian Education:

  • Notre Dame

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