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
From 1962-1965 “Harv” Segrest flew the F-100 with the 524th Tactical Fighter Squadron/27th Tactical Fighter Wing, from Cannon AFB, NM. Other highlights of his career included flying combat missions in Vietnam and receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star for his service there.
On completion of his tour in Vietnam, he served as an Experimental USAF Test Pilot. Later in his career, he served at Kirtland Air Force Base in the Weapons Lab.
After retirement from the Air Force, he worked at BDM Corporation in Albuquerque. Once fully he retired, he lived in a self-designed and constructed custom adobe home in the Manzano Mountains for thirty years before returning to live in Albuquerque. With partners, he first owned and flew an Ercoupe small aircraft for pleasure, and then an Esqual.
He and his wife traveled extensively, including around the world trip, and travels to Great Britain, Europe, China, and India, plus several cruises.
