Neil Armstrong and the X-15 by Bob van der Linden, Posted on Tue, July 23, 2019, Aeronautics Department, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum “Released from duty in mid-1952, Armstrong returned to Purdue where he earned his degree in aeronautical engineering in 1955. His love of flight and engineering drew him to the National Advisory
Major Amos O. Fox had enlisted in the USAF and had previously served in Korea. On July 23, 1967 he began his Vietnam tour with the 615th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, stationed at Phan Rang Air Base.
On April 23, 1968, MAJ Fox was on approach to Phan Rang in a USAF North American F-100D Super Sabre (#55-2923) when he reportedly flew into some clouds and hit a ridgeline. Fox was killed in the crash. After the incident, the approach to the airbase was redrawn.(1)
Amos is buried at All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery in Pawleys Island, SC.
Source (1): [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and information provided by Richard Buickerood (October 2019)] (2) More info from HonorStates.org
