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William Harvey Dana

William Dana

Born: 3 November 1930, Pasadena, California, United States

Nationality: American

Died: 6 May 2014

Group: Dyna-Soar Group 1 (1 April 1960)

Group2: X-15 Pilots 4 ( 1965)

Status: Deceased

 

USAF (Non-FAI) Flights:
1
1 November 1966
10 minutes, 44 seconds
2
21 August 1968
9 minutes, 23 seconds

 

Non-Qualifying Flights with Significance:
4 November 1965
8 minutes, 46 seconds
18 July 1966
7 minutes, 30 seconds
4 August 1966
8 minutes, 28 seconds
19 August 1966
9 minutes, 33 seconds
14 September 1966
8 minutes, 59 seconds
26 April 1967
5 minutes, 17 seconds
17 May 1967
6 minutes, 56 seconds
22 June 1967
7 minutes, 6 seconds
20 July 1967
7 minutes, 36 seconds
4 October 1967
10 minutes, 48 seconds
1 March 1968
7 minutes, 35 seconds
4 April 1968
9 minutes, 23 seconds
11 May 1968
11 minutes, 33 seconds
24 October 1968
11 minutes, 28 seconds

Education
  BS  United States Military Academy - West Point, 1952
  MS (Aeronautical Engineering), University of Southern California, 1958

Dana was the pilot on 16 X-15 flights, including the final X-15 flight on 24 October 1968.

 


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