7 January 1968 – Major D.P. Wright was serving with the 612TFS out of Phu Cat in January of 1968. On the 7th of that month, he set out on a strafing mission to find an enemy gun position in SVN. His aircraft was hit in the left fuselage. He ejected and was rescued by an Army helo. D.P. suffered 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