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

Moore, Roy C.

Roy C. Moore

Preferred Name: Roy

Date of Birth: March 29, 1932

Highest Military Grade: 0-4 – Major

Hometown: Victoria, TX

Roy C. Moore - before

“I am probably the luckiest SOB to ever strap on a single-engine jet fighter. I’ve always thought; I’D RATHER BE LUCKY THAN GOOD.”

Units Assigned

1954 Aviation Cadets Class 55-A; Marana (PA 19, T-6)
9/1954 Pilot Training, Williams AB (T-28 and T-33)
Gunnery, Del Rio AB, TX/F-84 Transition, Luke AFB, NV
1955-12/1955 Bergstrom AB, TX (F-84 F)
1/1956-8/1957 80th Squadron/49th Group(F-84 G, F-100 D)
8/1957-9/1959 510th Squadron, Clark AB, Philippines (F-100 D)
9/1959-8/1962 523rd TFS, Clovis AFB(F-100 D)
8/1962-9/1962 F-101 Transition, Shaw AFB, SC (F-101)
9/1962-9/1965 81st Wing, post duty officer, RAF Bentwaters/RAF Woodbridge AB (T-33)
9/1965 523rd Squadron, Myrtle Beach, SC (F-100)
7/1956-3/1969 523rd Squadron/401st Wing, Torrejon AB, Spain (F-100)
3/1969-9/1969 Peterson Field, CO (T-33)
9/30/1969 Retired USAF

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

PA-19
T-6
T-28
T-33
F-84 F/G
F-100 D
F-101

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

Squadron Officer’s School

Civilian Education:

High School