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
Col Galer is the son of Brig Gen Robert E Galer USMC and Dorothy “Sam” Beyer Galer. His wife is Kimberley Herbert Galer. Col Galer and his wife live in Midway, UT.
After serving in the USAF, Tip Galer continued to fly with the following:
United Airlines
1991-04 San Francisco/Los Angeles. Pilot in multiple aircraft, ATP Type Rated A-320, B-777, B-747.
Netjets, Inc.(Columbus OH)
1991-2004 San Francisco/Los Angeles. Pilot in multiple aircraft, ATP Type Rated A-320, B-777, B-747.
2004- Salt Lake City. Falcon 2000 pilot, “fractional ownership” operations
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