Luedeke, Kenneth D.

Kenneth David Luedeke

Preferred Name: Ken

Date of Birth: May 1, 1932

Highest Military Grade: 0-4 – Major

Hometown: Celina, OH

In 1966 Ken was the Advanced Party Chief to Tuy Hoa 1966.

After serving in the USAF for over 20 years, Ken was the test aircraft manager and test director on 737, 747, 757, and 767 aircraft for 16 years at Boeing Flight, Seattle.

Units Assigned

1951-1953 Aircraft Dispatcher Eielson AFB, AK (C-47, Light Planes)
1953-1954 Pilot Training, Mariana AB, FL. & Greenville AFB, MS (PA-17, T-6, T-28, T-33)
1955-1957 Test pilot, 3225th Drone Squadron, Holloman AFB, NM (QF-80, DT-33, QB-17, DB-17, B-26)
1957-1959 Test Pilot, 3205th Drone Det., Patrick AFB, FL (QF-80, DT-33, QB-17, DB-17)
1959-1960 Duty Officer, Joint Operations Center, Osan AB, Korea (T-33, L-20)
11/1960-9/1963 3205th Drone Squadron, Eglin AFB, NM (QF-104A, F-104B, F-104C)
1963-1965 AFIT, Aeronautical/Mechanical Engineering, Dayton, OH (T-33, U-3A)
9/1965-11/1966 6583rd Organizational Maint. Squadron, Holloman AFB, NM (F-100C)
11/1966-10/1967 Engineering Officer, 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Tuy Hoa AB, Viet Nam (F-100D)
10/1967-6/1972 Test Pilot AFSC Armament Laboratory, Eglin AFB, FL (QF-104A, F-104B, F-104C, OV-10, T-33)

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

Light Planes
C-47
PA-17
T-6
T-28
T-33
QF-80
DT-33
QB-17
DB-17
B-26
L-20
QF-104 A
F-104 A/B/C
U-3A
F-100 C/D
OV-10

Flight Hours: F-100 (310 Hours); F-100D (114 Combat Missions at Tuy Hoa)

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

AFIT: BS Aeronautical/Mechanical Engineering
Squadron Officers School; Industrial. Col. of the Armed Forces
Air Command and Staff College

Civilian Education:

High School
Airline Transport Pilot (ATP)
BS, Geological Oceanography, University of Washington

This Day in History – June 10, 1969 – The X-15 gets a place in history

Kenneth David Luedeke

Units Assigned

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

Military & Civilian Education

Wall of Honor Location

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