10 July 1969 – Robert M. Hargett is assigned to the 531TFS out of Bien Hoa AB in Vietnam. While flying F-100D #563049 he is forced to eject. Hargett is rescued.
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