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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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Quinlan, Michael J.

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Michael J. Quinlan

Preferred Name: Mike
Date of Birth: September 7, 1938
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
Hometown: Stillwater, MN
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Mike Quinlan flew the F-100 from 1963-1965 with the 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron/31st Tactical Fighter Wing. He then flew the Hun from 1965-1967  with the 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron/50th Tactical Fighter Wing.

Units Assigned

  • 1960 Entered USAF
  • 1963-1965 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron/31st Tactical Fighter Wing (F-100)
  • 1965-1967 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron/50th Tactical Fighter Wing (F-100)
  • 1984 Retired USAF

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F-100

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • 1961 USAFA

Civilian Education:

  • 1956 Stillwater Area Public High School, MN

Quinlan, Mike
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