10 February 1970 – 1Lt J. Vance Phillips was serving with the 612 TFS/35th TFW out of Phan Rang AB, Vietnam. On the tenth of February 1970, he was on a mission looking for landing zone preparation when his aircraft was hit in the fuselage. Phillips ejected and was recovered suffering only minor injuries.
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