18 December 1968 – 1Lt Harry W Roberts was forced to eject from F-100C #541931 after encountering small arms fire while en route to his target in Southeast Asia. Roberts was rescued by an Army helo. Roberts was serving with the 136th TFS out of Tuy Hoa AB in Vietnam.
Today in History – April 5, 1962 – 1962 Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600m
Neil Armstrong and the X-15 by Bob van der Linden, Posted on Tue, July 23, 2019, Aeronautics Department, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum “Released from duty in mid-1952, Armstrong returned to Purdue where he earned his degree in aeronautical engineering in 1955. His love of flight and engineering drew him to the National Advisory