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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Keating, Robert J.

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Robert J. Keating

 

Preferred Name: Bob

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Date of Birth: November 25, 1935

Highest Military Grade Held: Lieutenant Colonel

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Biography

I went through Nellis AFB F-100 Fighter Training Course after F-84F training at Luke AFB in Dec 1957. From Jan 8 to Feb 11, 1958, I flew 22 flights for 21 hours in the A model. After completing the training, I was assigned to 18th Wing, 67th Sqd. at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan.

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Units Assigned

  • 12/1957 Pilot Training, Luke AFB, AZ (F-84F)
  • 1/1958-2/1958 Fighter Training, Nellis AFB, NV (F-100A)

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

F-84F
F-100 A

Military Education

Civilian Education

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