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Today in History – January 23, 1939 – A Curtiss Hawk 75A surpasses all speed records at 575mph

January 23, 2021

23 January 1939 – Buffalo, N.Y., January 24—(AP)—A Curtiss Hawk 75A pursuit plane, one of 100 being constructed for the French Government, has “substantially exceeded …

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Today in History – January 23, 1939 – A Curtiss Hawk 75A surpasses all speed records at 575mph

January 23, 2021

23 January 1939 – Buffalo, N.Y., January 24—(AP)—A Curtiss Hawk 75A pursuit plane, one of 100 being constructed for the French Government, has “substantially exceeded …

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Baker, William H.

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William H. Baker

Preferred Name: Bill
Nickname/Call Sign: B Squared
Date of Birth: September 3, 1944
Highest Military Grade Held: 0-9 – Lieutenant General
Hometown: Shreveport, LA
Bill Baker -early life
Bill Baker - later life
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Biography

After serving with the USAF, Bill Baker worked as a Project Engineer at General Dynamics in Ft. Worth, TX from 1988-1989. He then became a pilot for Northwest Airlines where he flew the B-727, DC-9, DC-10 and B-747 until his retirement in 2004.

Pilot Information

Units Assigned

  • 1968 – 1969 UPT Reese AFB, TX (T-37/38)
  • 1969 (APR-AUG) 4511 CCTS Luke AFB, AZ (F-100D/F)
  • 1969 – 1970 531st TFS Bien Hoa AFB, Vietnam (F-100D/F)
  • 1970 (JUL-SEP) 614th TFS Phan Rang AFB, Vietnam (F-100D/F)
  • 1970 – 1971 416th TFS England AFB, LA (F-100D/F)
  • 1971 F-111 Transition (F-111A/E)
  • 1971 – 1972 391st TFS Mt Home AFB, ID (F-111F)
  • 1972 – 1973 428th TFS Takhli RTAB, Thailand (F-111A)
  • 1973 – 1975 391st TFS Mt Home AFB, ID (F-111F)
  • 1976 – 1978 #6 Squadron, RAAF Base Amberley, Australia (F-111C)
  • 1978 – 1981 HQ TAC Langley, VA (CT-39)
  • 1981 AFSC Norfolk, VA
  • 1981 – 1982 Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA (T-34)
  • 1982 – 1988 Asst Air Attaché US Embassy, Canberra, Australia (C-12)

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

T-37
T-38
F-100 D/F
F-111 A/C/E/F
CT-39
T-34
C-12

Military & Civilian Education

  • BSOS, AFSC
  • Master of Arts, Naval Postgraduate School
  • Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, LA Tech University

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