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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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Krumback, Randall L.

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Randall L. Krumback

Preferred Name: Randy
Date of Birth: October 20, 1935
Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Kearney, NE
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Randall L. Krumback - now
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‘Having the opportunity to fly Fighter Aircraft and being paid for it is incredible (8,200 hours).”

Units Assigned

  • 8/1954-11/1954 Basic Airman Training, Lackland AFB, TX
  • 12/1954-7/1955 Pre-Cadets (awaiting pilot training) Goodfellow AFB, TX
  • 8/1955-11/1956 Preflight, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX, Primary, Graham AB, Marianna, FL, Basic, Bryan AFB, Bryan, TX (T-34, T-28, T-33)
  • 12/1956-3/1961 4503d CCTS, 4511th CCTS, 4514th CCTS, Luke AFB, AZ (T-33, F-84F, F-100C/F)
  • 4/1961-7/1963 7272d FTW, Wheelus AB, Tripoli, Libya (F-84F, F-100C)
  • 8/1963-11/1963 Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV (F-100D)
  • 12/1963-4/1965 7272d FTW, Wheelus AB, Tripoli, Libya F-100D Liaison Officer with 50th TFW (F-100D)
  • 6/1965-8/1965 4453d CCTS, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ (F-4C)
  • 9/1965-5/1966 25th TFS, Eglin AFB, FL (F-4C)
  • 6/1966-12/1966 390th TFS, Danang AB, RVN (F-4C)
  • 1/1967-2/1969 434th TFS, George AFB, CA (F-4 C/D/E)
  • 3/1969-5/1969 4519th TFS, McConnell AFB, KS (F-105 D/F)
  • 6/1969-6/1970 357th TFS, Takhli RTAB, Thailand (F-105 D/F)
  • 7/1970-6/973 Fighter Training Division, HQ TAC, Langley AFB, VA (T-33)
  • 7/1973-11/1977 357th TFS and 333d TFS, Davis Monthan AFB Tucson, AZ (A-7D)
  • 12/1977-9/1979 Advisor to NM ANG, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM (A-7D)
  • 9/1/1979-Retired USAF

Civilian

  • 9/1979-7/1993 Flight Systems, Inc, F-86, QF-86

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

T-34
T-28
T-33
F-84F
F-100 C/D/F
F-4 C/D/E
F-105 D/F
A-7D
F-86
QF-86

Total Flight Hours: 8200

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • ACSC
  • ICAF Correspondence

Civilian Education:

  • Phoenix College, Pima College, Tucson, AZ
  • 1976 BA, Bootstrap Park College Parkville, MO

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