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Today in History – April 5, 1962 – 1962 Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600m

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

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McCarthy, Geoffrey W., MD

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Geoffrey W. McCarthy, MD

Preferred Name: Geff
Nickname/Call Sign: Fumes
Date of Birth: August 14, 1941
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
Hometown: Mechanicville, NY
Geoffrey W. McCarthy - now
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Pilot Information

Geoff was born in Mechanicville, NY, and now lives in Portland, OR. In 1982 he took a 40% pay cut to leave private medical practice to fly and teach in the F-16. He says it was “Well worth it! F-16 is merely an F-100 with lighter electronics and beaucoup more thrust! Far easier to fly, too.”

Units Assigned

1964-1965 F-100 Long Course, 4517th Combat Crew Training Squadron/ 4510th Combat Crew Training Wing, Luke AFB, AZ (F-100D
1965-1966 417th Tactical Fighter Squadron/50th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ramstein AB, Germany (F-100D – PCS to UK as I was “too young” to transition to front seat F-4!)
1966-1968 492d Tactical Fighter Squadron/48th Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, UK (F-100D
1968-1969 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron/31st Tactical Fighter Wing, Tuy Hoa AB, RVN (F-100D, O-1 -398 hours)
1971-1982 131st Tactical Fighter Squadron/104th Tactical Fighter Group, Barnes ANGB, MA (F-100, A-10)
1982-1985 Flight Surgeon/IP, 56th Tactical Fighter Wing, MacDill AFB, FL (F-16 – 1st pilot-physician Chief Aeromedical Services)
1985-1988 Pilot-Physician/Med Group CC, 432nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Misawa AB, Japan (F-16)
1988-1989 MedGroup/CC, Test Chase, USAF Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, CA (T-38)
1989-1993 Med. Officer/Pilot, Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine, Farnborough, UK (IP Hawker/Hunter, Co-pilot Comet & others. Experiments and motion sickness desensitization missions for RAF)
1993-1995 2nd Med Group/CC, Barksdale AFB, LA
1995-1997 Chief Scientist, USAF Armstrong Lab, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
1997 – Retired 35+ years (Cessna T-210)

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

F-100D
O-1
A-10
F-16
T-38
Cessna T-210

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • National Security Management 1979

Civilian Education:

  • 1963 BS, USAFA
  • 1974 MD, Albany Medical College, NY
  • 1992 Diploma in Aviation Medicine, Royal College of Physicians (London)
  • 2002 MBA, University at Albany, NY

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