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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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Husson, Matthew A.

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Matthew A. Husson

Preferred Name: Matt
Nickname/Call Sign: Misty 81
Date of Birth: October 29, 1942
Highest Military Grade: Select
Hometown: Poquoson, VA
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Matt Husson flew the F-100 from 1968-1969 with the 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron as Misty 81 out of Tuy Hoa AB, Vietnam. From 1969-1970 he flew the Hun with the 77th Tactical Fighter Squadron/20th Tactical Fighter Wing out of Upper Heyford RAFB, England.

After retiring from the USAF, Matt began a second career as an engineer. He was also an active paramedic, and is now working as an RN in an emergency room.”

Units Assigned

  • 1968-1969 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Misty 81, Tuy Hoa AB, Vietnam (F-100F)
  • 1969-1970 77th Tactical Fighter Squadron/20th Tactical Fighter Wing, Upper Heyford RAFB, England (F-100)

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F-100 F

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • 1974 Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

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