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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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Wilper, Jerry Lee

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Jerry Lee Wilper

Preferred Name: Lee
Nickname/Call Sign: Whip
Date of Birth: July 20, 1949
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
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Jerry Lee “Whip” Wilper spent 30+ years in the USAF as an F-100, A-7, and F-16 Fighter Pilot.

Units Assigned

  • 1976 152nd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (F-100)
  • 1976-1978 125th Tactical Fighter Squadron, AZANG (F-100)
  • F-16 High Angle of Attack Instructor, Edwards AFB
  • Commander, Operation Snowbird, D-M AFB
  • HQ 19th Air Force, Randolph AFB, ANG Advisor
  • Major Command Flight Examiner, AETC (F-16)
  • 162nd Fighter Wing, Tucson ANGB (F-16)
  • 924th Fighter Wing, Chief of Safety, Bergstrom AFB
  • 924th Logistics Group, Maintenance Officer, Bergstrom AFB
  • 162nd Fighter Group, Chief of Operations & Training,
  • Chief of Standardization & Evaluation (A-7, F-16, C-130)
  • 138th Fighter Group, Scheduler, Tulsa ANGB (F-100, A-7)
  • USAF Class A Mishap Safety Investigation Board President
  • USAF Class A Mishap Accident Investigation Board President

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

F-100 – 490 Hours
A-7 – 1694 Hours
F-16 – 3000 Hours

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • USAF Instructor Course Graduate – A-7, F-16
  • USAF Air War College
  • USAF Accident Investigation/Flying Safety Course Graduate

Civilian Education:

  • BA/Sociology, Baker University

 

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