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
SSS Member Bill Claudio “Headed West” October 26, 2019 Read More »
Theodore “Ted” Dowd Col USAF (Ret) “Headed West” November 2, 2019 Read More »
SSS Member Donald B. “Hot Dog” Mackey (85) Headed West on 31 October 2019. His early F-100 units were the 3595th CCTW at Nellis and the 336th FDS/4FDW at Seymore Johnson in 1958. Don was born March 12, 1934, in Corbin, Kentucky to the late Col. Elbert T. and Flora B. (Bryant) Mackey. As a
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