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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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Nee, Donald M.

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Donald M. Nee

Preferred Name: Don
Date of Birth: March 4, 1942
Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Solon, OH
Biography
Pilot Information

Don Nee flew the F-100 from 1970-1974 with the 164th Tactical Fighter Squadron/179Tactical Fighter Group, OHANG, out of Rickenbacker AFB in Columbus, and Mansfield ANG Base in Ohio.

Units Assigned

  • 1964 164th Tactical Fighter Squadron/ 179th Tactical Fighter Group.
  • UPT, (Class 66H), Craig AFB, Selma, AL (T-33, F-84F)
  • 5/1967 GS11 Air Technician
  • 1967 AGOS FAC School
  • 1967-1969 IP, Chief Stan Eval (T-33, F-84F)
  • 1970-1972 164th Tactical Fighter Squadron/179Tactical Fighter Group, OHANG, Rickenbacker AFB, Columbus Ohio (F-100)
  • 1972-1974 164th Tactical Fighter Squadron/179Tactical Fighter Group, OHANG, Mansfield ANG Base, OH (F-100)
  • 1974-1981 169th Tactical Fighter Squadron/182nd Tactical Fighter Group, Peoria, IL (O-2 FAC, OA-37)
  • 1981 USAF Maintenance Officers Course, Chanute AFB
  • 1982-1983 164th Tactical Fighter Squadron/179Tactical Fighter Group, OHANG, OH (C-130)
  • 1983 USAF Safety Officers Course, Norton AFB
  • 1983-1989 164th Tactical Fighter Squadron/179Tactical Fighter Group, OHANG, OH (C-130)
  • 1989  USAF On-Scene Commanders Course, Lowery AFB
  • 3/1989 – Retired USAF

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

T-33
F-84F
F-100
O-2
OA-37
C-130

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • 1967 AGOS FAC School
  • 1981 USAF Maintenance Officers Course, Chanute AFB
  • 1983 USAF Safety Officers Course, Norton AFB
  • 1989  USAF On-Scene Commanders Course, Lowery AFB

Civilian Education:

  • BS/Business, Miami University-Oxford, OH

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