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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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Sublett, Charles M.

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Charles M. Sublett

Preferred Name: Charles
Nickname/Call Sign: Arlo
Date of Birth: March 30, 1946
Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Edmond, OK
Biography
Pilot Information

Charles “Arlo” Sublett flew 288 missions in the F-100 during the Vietnam War while stationed at Phan Rang AB in Vietnam.

After serving in the USAF, he went on to become a lawyer and is a partner of SUBLETT, SUBLETT & SHAFER, Professional Corporation, specializing in the field of Title Law. Real Estate, Oil and Gas, Probate and General Corporate Law.

Units Assigned

  • 9/1969 UPT, Vance AFB, OK
  • Advanced Pilot Training, Luke AFB, AZ (F-100)
  • 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, Phan Rang AB, Vietnam – 288 missions (F-100)
  • 1971 Navigator Training, Mather AFB, CA (T-29)
  • 5/1972 507th Tactical Fighter Squadron, pilot, flight commander, Operational Support Flight commander (F-105)
  • 1996 Retired USAF

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

F-100
T-29
F-105

Military & Civilian Education

Civilian Education:

  • 1968 BA/History, Brown University (ROTC)
  • 1975 JD, University of Oklahoma

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