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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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George A. Suro

Preferred Name: Art
Nickname/Call Sign: Gecko, Jitney
Date of Birth: March 24, 1943
Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Wilmington, DE
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Art Suro flew the F-100 with the 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron, the 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron, the 36th Tactical Fighter Squadron, and the 62nd and 63rd Tactical Fighter Squadrons.

Units Assigned

  • 1967 UPT, Luke AFB, AZ
  • 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron
  • 307th/612th Tactical Fighter Squadron
  • 36th Tactical Fighter Squadron
  • 63rd/62nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (Commander)

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F-100
F-4 E
F-16

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • SOS (C)
  • Armed Forces Staff College
  • National War College

Civilian Education:

  • University of Delaware
  • USAF Academy
  • University of Southern California

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