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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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Pat Sakole

Preferred Name: Pat
Date of Birth: November 1, 1944
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
Hometown: Vienna, VA
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Pat “Sakole served 29 years with the U.S. Air Force, attaining the rank of colonel.  Sakole`s military background includes serving as chief safety officer for USAF aircraft operations, and combat roles in both the Persian Gulf conflict and Vietnam War.”(1)

In 1999, Sakole became Vice President of Safety for America West Airlines.

 

Source: (1)https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn40002927/

Units Assigned

  • RTU, Luke AFB, AZ
  • 1970-1971 352nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Phan Rang, Vietnam
  • 1996 6th Operations Group, Commander

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F-100
EC-135

Military & Civilian Education

Civilian Education:

  • BA/Economics, Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, N.C.
  • MBA/Business Administration & Personnel Management, Central Michigan University

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