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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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Goetz, Henry W.

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Henry W. Goetz

Preferred Name: Hank
Date of Birth: August 27, 1936
Highest Military Grade: 0-3 – Captain
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After serving in the USAF, Hank Goetz became a pilot for TWA. Hank was co-pilot on Flight #2, the day of the TWA hijacking by Garrett Trapnell in 1972. See more about his experience on his video tab.

To see of the 50 year love story between Hank and Mo Goetz, see his video tab.

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  • 1960 Pilot training, Nellis AFB, NV (F-100)
  • 1960-1961 53rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany (F-100, F-105)

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