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Today in History – April 5, 1962 – 1962 Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600m

Neil Armstrong and the X-15 by Bob van der Linden, Posted on Tue, July 23, 2019, Aeronautics Department, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum “Released from duty in mid-1952, Armstrong returned to Purdue where he earned his degree in aeronautical engineering in 1955. His love of flight and engineering drew him to the National Advisory

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Lescher, Charles O.

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Charles O. Lescher

Preferred Name: Charles
Date of Birth: September 11, 1933
Highest Military Grade: 0-3 – Captain
Hometown: OK
Biography
Pilot Information

Charles Lescher flew the F-100A from 1956-1957 with the 8th Air Force, out of Bunker Hill AFB, TX, and the F-100D from 1957-1961 with the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, out of Etaine-Rouvres AB, France and Spangdahlem AB, Germany.

Units Assigned

  • 1956-1957 8th Air Force, Bunker Hill AFB, TX (F-100A)
  • 1957-1961 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Etaine-Rouvres AB, France/Spangdahlem AB, Germany (F-100D)
  • 1965 436th Tactical Fighter Squadron, DaNang AB, Vietnam (F-104)

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

F-100 A/D
F-104

Military & Civilian Education

Civilian Education:

  • University of Oklahoma

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