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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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Lewis, Gordon E.

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Gordon E. Lewis

Preferred Name: Gordy
Date of Birth: May 31, 1934
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
Hometown: Compton, CA
Biography
Pilot Information

Gordy Lewis flew the F-100D from 1960-1964 with the 9th Tactical Fighter Squadron/49th Tactical Fighter Wing, out of Spangdehlm, Germany. He was also a “Wild Weasel” flying the F-105 out of Korat AFB, Thailand.

Units Assigned

  • 1960, Class 60D, UPT Williams AFB, AZ
  • 1961 Advanced F-100 Training, Nellis AFB, NV (F-100 C/D)
  • 1960-1964 9th Tactical Fighter Squadron/49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Spangdehlm, Germany (F-100D, F-105 D)
  • 1964 469th Fighter Training, McConnell AFB, KS
  • 1965-1966 Tactical Fighter Squadron, Korat AFB, Thailand (F-105 D)
  • 1966-1967 IP Nellis AFB, NV (F-105)
  • 1968 Wild Weasel, Nellis AFB (F-105 F/G)
  • 1969 Wild Weasel, Korat AB, Thailand (F-105 F/G)
  • 1970-1974 Stan Eval, Langley AFB, VA (F-105 B/D)
  • 1974-1976 Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV
  • 1976-1978 Tactical Fighter Squadron, Edwards AFB, CA
  • 1978 Test Director, MOT&E, Hill AFB, UT (F-16)
  • 1980 US Embassy, Copenhagen, Denmark
    1984 Retired USAF

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

T-33
T-38
T-37
F-100 C/ D
A-10
F-105 B/D/F/G
F-16 A/B

Military & Civilian Education

Civilian Education:

  • 1973 BA/Business, Hampton Institute, VA

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