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
“I ended my “Hun” flying when we converted to F-4s in 1966. I flew the F-4 until I retired on 1january 1973, except for my year in SEA where I flew an old C-47 and investigated all non combat accidents in Thailand .
Established Base safety programs for up country Bases, Flew SEATO teams around Thailand looking for new airfield sites.
Ran more or less, you call, we haul through out the SEA theater of operation. When I looked up my records at Luke, I found it interesting that the Operations Officer who signed my Form 5 was 1/LT. Times sure have changed over the years. Some places had L/Cs as flight commanders when I retired.”