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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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Roosma, John S., Jr.

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John Siebe Roosma, Jr.

Preferred Name: John
Date of Birth: January 11, 1929
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
Headed West Date: March 29, 2020
Biography
Pilot Information
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John S. Roosma, Jr. flew the F-100 with the 32nd Fighter Squadron out of Soesterberg AB, Netherlands.

Units Assigned

  • 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron
  • Primary Training, Malden AFB, MO/Goodfellow AFB, TX/Victoria AFB, TX
  • Advance Training, Nellis AFB, NV (F-8, F-86)
  • 330th Fighter Squadron, Stewart AFB, TX (F-86, F-86D)
  • Aide-to-Camp Ve EADF, (C-131, T-33)
  • Pilot Training, Luke AFB, AZ/Nellis AFB, NV (F-100)
  • 32nd Fighter Squadron, Soesterberg AB, Netherlands (F-100, F-102)
  • HQADC
  • 6250th Tactical Fighter Squadron (T-39)
  • Scatback, AFSC Student, Staff and Faculty (C-117)
  • 13th Air Force, HQ USAF
  • Chief of Staff 10th AF Staff and Faculty NDV

Awards & Decorations

Legion Of Merit
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Bronze Star Medal
Air Medal
Air Medal with 9 Oak Leaf Clusters

Flight Info

B-9
F-8
F-86 D
C-131
T-33
F-100
F-102
T-39
C-117

Wall of Honor Location: Foil: 16 Panel: Museum Volunteers Column: 2 Line: 27

Military & Civilian Education

John S. Roosma, Jr, Col USAF, Ret., “Headed West” on March 29, 2020.

No obituary could be found but a beautiful video tribute can be seen here…

Roosma, John Jr Service Era
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Wall of Honor Location

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