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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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Harr, Charles R.

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Charles R. Harr

Preferred Name: Charlie
Date of Birth: June 7, 1945
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
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Charlie Harr flew the F-100 in Vietnam. “You’re supposed to stay 50 to 100 feet above the treetops, but sometimes you do a little gardening to make sure things happen right. In most cases you were doing a lot of good, you were actually saving people on the ground and you could see it.”

At one point in the Vietnam conflict, the enemy was so close that a ground commander told him to drop his bombs on his own troops. Charlie said, “If you just tell me just what side of you they’re coming from, I’m going to be well inside the rules, but I’m not going to hit you on this.” He recalls, “we’re dropping 500 lb bombs, 750 lb napalm cans and 20mm rounds. So you’re exposing yourself to ground fire, but you’re also down there where you can see what’s happening on the ground.”

Charlie saw a lot of heartbreak in Vietnam, losing many friends. He saw his friend Pete Moriarity shot down right in front of him. His combat experience prepared him for his role as Instructor Pilot after he left Vietnam.
(source: Excerpted from an interview with Channel 10 News in Knoxville, TN on July 12, 2018)

Units Assigned

  • 1970 RTU, Luke AFB, AZ
  • 1970 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Tuy Hoa AB, Vietnam (F-100)
  • 1970-1971 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Phan Rang AB, Vietnam

Awards & Decorations

Legion Of Merit
Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Bronze Star
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Award
Meritorious Service Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Medal
Air Medal with 11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Gallantry Cross With Palm
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
Kuwait Liberation Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal

Flight Info

F-100
A-7
A-10
F-117
F-4
F-15

Military & Civilian Education

Civilian Education:

  • BS/Mathematics, West Texas State University
  • MS/Human Resource Management, Troy State University

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