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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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Vincent, Charles R.

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Charles R. Vincent

Preferred Name: Chuck
Date of Birth: January 28, 1934
Highest Military Grade: 0-4 – Major
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Chuck Vincent flew the F-100 from 1965-1968 with the 121st Tactical Fighter Squadron/113th Tactical Fighter Group of the DCANG, and from 1968-1969 on Active Duty at Kunsan AB, South Korea. He was then assigned from 1969-1972 to the 121st Tactical Fighter Squadron/113th Tactical Fighter Group of the DCANG where he flew the F-100 and F-105.

Chuck then went on to fly and retire as Captain for American Airlines.

Units Assigned

  • 7/1956-7/1959 IP, Moultrie, GA; Laredo, TX; Selma, AL
  • 1965-1968 121st Tactical Fighter Squadron/113th Tactical Fighter Group, DCANG (F-100)
  • 1968-1969 Active Duty Kunsan AB, South Korea (F-100)
  • 1969-1972 121st Tactical Fighter Squadron/113th Tactical Fighter Group, DCANG (F-100, F-105)

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F-100
F-105

Military & Civilian Education

Civilian Education:

  • 1953-1956 BA/Political Science/International Relations, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Pi Kappa Alpha)
  • 1959-1962 JD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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