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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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Kirkhuff, James L.

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James L. Kirkhuff

Preferred Name: Jim
Nickname/Call Sign: José
Date of Birth: December 27, 1941
Highest Military Grade: Select
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Jim Kirkhuff flew the F-100 from 1966-1970 with the 137th Tactical Fighter Squadron/184th Tactical Fighter Group.

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  • 1966-1970 127th Tactical Fighter Squadron/184th Tactical Fighter Group (F-100C)

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On October 7, 1969, Jim Kirkuff suffered a flame out on approach to Tinker AFB and crashed in a suburb. Pilot Capt James L. Kirkhuff ejected safely, but student James Robert Nelms was killed.

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