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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Kahler, George E.

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George E. Kahler Preferred Name: George Nickname/Call Sign: Stump Date of Birth: October 20, 1935 Highest Military Grade Held: Lieutenant Colonel Hometown: [ult_tab_element tab_style="Style_6" tab_title_color="#ffffff" tab_background_color="#1a1c43" tab_hover_title_color="#ffffff" tab_hover_background_color="#6b0202" acttab_title="#ffffff" acttab_background="#6b0202" tabs_border_radius="5" shadow_color="#000000" enable_bg_color="rgba(40,40,40,0.04)"][single_tab title="Biography" tab_id="56f207c7-8495-09145-8fd8f2e4-6c0e"] Biography [/single_tab][single_tab title="Units - Education - Awards - Flight Info" tab_id="5ac61011-2c93-49145-8fd8f2e4-6c0e"] Units Assigned 1959-1961 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Cannon AFB 1961-1965 79th Tactical Fighter [...]

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Kittinger, Joseph W., Jr.

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Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr. Preferred Name: Joe/Red Nickname/Call Sign: Red/Red Baron/Grandpa Date of Birth: July 27, 1928 Highest Military Grade Held: Colonel Hometown: Tampa/Orlando, FL [ult_tab_element tab_style="Style_6" tab_title_color="#ffffff" tab_background_color="#1a1c43" tab_hover_title_color="#ffffff" tab_hover_background_color="#6b0202" acttab_title="#ffffff" acttab_background="#6b0202" tabs_border_radius="5" shadow_color="#000000" enable_bg_color="rgba(40,40,40,0.04)"][single_tab title="Biography" tab_id="56f207c7-8495-09145-8fd87a6b-cc6d"] Biography As a boy he wanted to fly. His plane ride in a "little old Ford two motor

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Krone, Robert M.

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Robert M. Krone   Preferred Name: Bob Nickname/Call Sign: Bob Date of Birth: April 11, 1930 Highest Military Grade Held: Colonel Hometown: Mountain Center, CA [ult_tab_element tab_style="Style_6" tab_title_color="#ffffff" tab_background_color="#1a1c43" tab_hover_title_color="#ffffff" tab_hover_background_color="#6b0202" acttab_title="#ffffff" acttab_background="#6b0202" tabs_border_radius="5" shadow_color="#000000" enable_bg_color="rgba(40,40,40,0.04)"][single_tab title="Biography" tab_id="56f207c7-8495-09145-8fd8e567-f317"] Biography "Career Reflections of Bob Krone, PhD, Colonel, USAF (Ret), May 2018” Every human being has a personal life philosophy. It

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