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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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Montgomery, Edwin J.

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Edwin J. Montgomery

Preferred Name: Ed
Date of Birth: September 20, 1937
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
Hometown: Tucson, AZ
Biography
Pilot Information
Video

Ed Montgomery flew the F-100 with the 4514th Combat Crew Training Squadron at Luke AFB, AZ.

Units Assigned

  • 1958 USAFA Graduate
  • 4514th Combat Crew Training Squadron, RTU, Luke AFB, AZ (F-100)
  • 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Phan Rang AB, Vietnam (F-4)
  • 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron, DaNang AB, Vietnam
  • 1972-1973 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Udorn AB, Thailand
  • 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron
  • 417th Tactical Fighter Squadron

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

F-100
F-4

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • USAFA

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Interview with Edwin J. Montgomery

https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/vhp/0775/077507/afc2001001_077507_mv0001001_640x480_800.mp4

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