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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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Moore, Roger A.C.

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Roger A.C. Moore

Preferred Name: Roger
Nickname/Call Sign: Big Daddy
Date of Birth: November 11, 1941
Highest Military Grade: 0-3 – Captain
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Biography
Pilot Information

I flew the Hun briefly in 1970 with the DC Air National Guard. After my military service I became a pilot with Hawaiian Airlines from 1966-1967, a pilot for TWA from 1967-2000, then a pilot for American Airlines 2000-2001.  I finished off as 767 International Captain.

Units Assigned

  • 1962 Commissioned in Hawaii ANG
  • 1963 Flight school, Webb AFB, TX (T-37, T-38)
  • 1964 199th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Hawaii ANG
  • 188th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Conn ANG (F-102)
  • 121st Tactical Fighter Squadron, DC ANG (F-100C, O-2A)
  • MD ANG (O-2A)
  • CA ANG (U-10)
  • Resigned in 1976

Commercial:

1966-67 Hawaiian Airlines
1967-2001 TWA/American Airlines
2001 retired as B-767 international Captain

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

T-37
T-38
F-100 C
O-2 A
U-10
B-767

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • 1964 Graduate UPT Webb AFB
  • 1965 Graduate Interceptor F102 Perrin AFB
  • 1966 Graduate SOS in residence

Civilian Education:

  • 1963 Graduate, University of Hawaii

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