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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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Gelpi, Paul A.

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Paul Andre Gelpi

Preferred Name: Paul
Nickname/Call Sign: Chips
Date of Birth: September 19, 1945
Highest Military Grade: 0-4 – Major
Hometown: Columbus, OH
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Paul Gelpi is currently the President Swan Cleaners, Inc. & Cygnet Leasing Co. Inc in Columbus, OH. He has served on the BOD of the Ohio Cancer Research Association, 1984-87, Dublin (Ohio) Fund of Columbus Foundation, 1985—; auxiliary deputy sheriff Franklin County, Columbus, 1988—; as a member Columbus Mayor’s Board on Hazardous Materials, 1985-87.

He is also a member of the International Fabricare Institute, Columbus Club, Catawba Island Club (Port Clinton, Ohio). (1)

Source: https://prabook.com/web/paul_andre.gelpi/122588

Units Assigned

  • 1967 Entered USAF
  • 164th Tactical Fighter Squadron/179th Tactical Fighter Wing, OHANG (F-100)

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Military & Civilian Education

Civilian Education:

  • 1965 Ohio State University
  • 1967 Bachelor of Business Administration, Franklin University

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