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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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Hamelmann, James H.

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James H. Hammelmann

Preferred Name: Jim
Nickname/Call Sign: Hambone
Date of Birth: October 20, 1934
Highest Military Grade: 0-4 – Major
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Headed West Date: May 15, 2023
Biography
Pilot Information
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Jim flew the F-100 from 1960-1964 with the 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron/50th Tactical Fighter Wing, from 1965-1967 with the 57th Fighter Weapons Wing (Fighter Wing Squadron), then in 1968 with the 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron/3rd Tactical Fighter Wing.

Units Assigned

  • 1960-1964 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron/50th Tactical Fighter Wing
  • 1965-1967 57th Fighter Weapons Wing (Fighter Wing Squadron)
  • 1968 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron/3rd Tactical Fighter Wing

Awards & Decorations

Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal
Air Medal

Flight Info

F-100

Military & Civilian Education

James H. Hamelmann, Maj, USAF, Ret., “Headed West” on May 15, 2023.

Jim flew the F-100 from 1960-1964 with the 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron/50th Tactical Fighter Wing, from 1965-1967 with the 57th Fighter Weapons Wing (Fighter Wing Squadron), then in 1968 with the 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron/3rd Tactical Fighter Wing.

He is survived by his wife Akiko.

 

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