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
Lanny Lancaster flew the F-100 from 9/1967 – 3/1968 with the 35th TFS, Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam, and from 3/1968 -11/1968 ,as Misty 44 with Operation Commando Sabre out of Phu Cat AB, Vietnam. From 11/1968-12/1969 he flew with the 79th TFS out of RAF Woodbridge, England. From 1/1970-12/1970 he was the Plans Officer with the 20th TFW, out of RAF Upper Heyford, England.
Colonel Lancaster retired in 1986 after a long and illustrious career with the USAF.
After retirement from the USAF, Lanny has benn a Defense Consultant since 1986. He is also the owner of C’EST VIN, LLC (the wine guy) since 1997.
