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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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Mickey Don Doty

Preferred Name: Mick
Date of Birth: April 22, 1940
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
Hometown: Tucson, AZ
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Mick Doty flew the F-100 C, D, and F models from 4/1963-9/1964 with the 4514th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ. From 9/1964-7/1967, he was assigned to the 79th Tactical Fighter Squadron, RAF Woodbridge, UK  flying the F-100 D and F models. From 7/1967-7/1968, he continued flying the F-100 F and D model with the 510th Tactical Fighter Squadron out of Bien Hoa AFB, RVN.

Units Assigned

  • 1962-4/1963 3525 Pilot Training Wing, UPT Class 63-G, Williams AFB, AZ (T-37, T-38)
  • 4/1963-9/1964 4514 Combat Crew Training Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ (F-100 C/D/F)
  • 9/1964-7/1967 79th Tactical Fighter Squadron, RAF Woodbridge, UK (F-100 D/F)
  • 7/1967-7/1968 510th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bien Hoa AFB, RVN (F-100 D/F)
  • 7/1968-11/1970 4429th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Instructor Pilot, Cannon AFB, NM (T-33, AT-33)
  • 11/1970-8/1972 AFIT, Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ (non-flying)
  • 8/1972-7/1974 321st SMW, Chief, Technical Eng. Division, Grand Forks AFB, ND (T-29)
  • 7/1974 -7/1976 HDQS SAC, Chief, Minuteman Maint. Eng. Div., Offutt AFB, NE (C-131)
  • 7/1976-7/1977 465th Tactical Training Squadron, Instructor Pilot, Holloman AFB, NM (T-38 A/B)
  • 7/197-12/1979 435th Tactical Training Squadron, Operations Officer, Holloman AFB, NM (T-38 A/B)
  • 12/1979-3/1979 13th Combat Crew Training Squadron, F-4, Upgrade MacDill AFB, FL (F-4D)
  • 3/1979-4/1980 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Wing IG, Clark AFB, RP (F-4E)
  • 4/198-9/1981 510th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Operations Officer, Clark AFB, Philippines (F-4 E/G)
  • 9/1981-4/1983 326th AD, Director of Operations, Wheeler AFB, HI (O-2)
  • 4/1983-4/1985 HDQS PACAF, Director of Contingency Plans DCS Plans, HI (non-flying)
  • 4/1985-7/1988 Chief Fighter Division AFSA, HDQS AF, VA (non-flying)

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

T-37
T-38
F-100 C/D/F
T-33
AT-33
T-29
C-131
T-38 A/B
F-4 D/E/G
O-2

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • Command and Staff

Civilian Education:

  • 1962 BS Electrical Engineering, University of Arizona
  • 1972 MS Engineering, Arizona State University

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