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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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Hanson, Robert A.

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Robert A. Hanson

Preferred Name: Bob
Date of Birth: July 19, 1932
Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Bridgeport/Steubenville, OH
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In 1957 Bob Hanson was flying the F-86, when he transitioned to the F-100A Transition at Nellis AFB, NV. From 1957 to 1958 he flew the Hun with the 31st Tactical Fighter Squadron, out of Turner AFB, GA.

Units Assigned

  • 1954-1955 Single Engine Flight School, Bartow, FL & Laredo, TX (T-6, T-28, T-33)
  • 1955-1956 Transition, Randolph Field, TX (C-119)
  • 1956-1957 6147th Tactical Control Group, Kimpo, Korea, (LT6-G (FAC), C-47D-Special Mission)
  • 1957-1957 T-33 Refresher, Selma, AL (T-33)
  • F-86 Transition, Williams AFB, AZ (F-86)
  • F-100A Transition, Nellis AFB, NV (F-100A)
  • 1957-1958 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron/31st Tactical Fighter Wing, Turner AFB, GA
  • 9/1957-12/1958 AC&W Training, Tyndall AFB, FL
  • 1959- 1960 6053rd Tactical Control Wing, Myrtle Beach, SC. Scopie duty. (T-33, L-20, H-19)
  • 1960- 1964 91st Fighter Squadron/81st Tactical Fighter Wing (F-101A/C)
  • 1964- 1965 Resigned Regular Commission, separated, 9/1965. Worked for Carolina Biological Supply Co.
  • 1966 -1967 Returned to Active Duty, after 8 months 17 days, and re-assigned to 81st TFW, RAF Bentwaters (Thanks to Chuck Maglione)
  • 1967 -1968 91st Tactical Fighter Squadron/ 81st Tactical Fighter Wing,  Stan Eval (F-101, F-4C)
  • 1968 -1969 Selected for SR-71 Program, Beal AFB, CA; Volunteered for SEA after SR-Training was set back nine months to a year through the loss of the trainer aircraft.
  • 1969- 1971 F-4 Recurrent training at George AFB, CA/469th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Korat Air Base, Thailand (F-4)

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

T-6
T-28
T-33
C-119
LT6-G (FA
C-47D-Special Mission
F-86
F-100A
L-20
H-19
F-101A/C
F-4C

Military & Civilian Education

Civilian Education:

  • Steubenville High School
  • 1954 Virginia Military Institute, 1954
  • Pre-Med/Chapman University
  • MA in Counseling/Psychology

Hanson, Bob
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