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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Phillips, Keith E.

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Keith E. Phillips


Preferred Name: Keith

Nickname/Call Sign:

Date of Birth: June 15, 1935

Highest Military Grade Held:

Hometown: Napolean, MI

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Biography

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Units Assigned

  • Pilot Training, 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Turner AFB, GA (F-100)
  • 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Tuy Hoa AB, Vietnam (F-100)
  • 1966-1967 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron, at Udorn RTAB, Thailand (F-105)

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

F-100 (2,000 Hours)

Military Education

Civilian Education

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