GordonHenry CharlesUSA |
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Birthdate: | 23.12.1925 |
Birthplace: | Valparaiso, Indiana |
Marital status: | married |
Children: | four |
Selection date: | 20.09.1962 |
Selection group: | X-20 |
Position: | PLT |
Status: | Ret. 10.12.1963 |
Date of death: | 24.09.1996 |
Place of death: | Peoria, Arizona |
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Colonel,
USAF,
Ret.; Bachelor of science in aeronautical engineering from the Purdue
University, 1950; master of business administration from the University of
Southern California, 1966; flew combat mission in the Korean-War and over
Vietnam; on 19.09.1962 selected as X-20 Dyna-Soar pilot; then training on Air
Force Flight Test Center, Edwards
AFB,
California; resigned on 10.12.1963 after the program had been given up; worked
in different departments of the
USAF;
he has died on 24.09.1996. |
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Last update on April 18, 2018. |