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William Harvey 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:
1X-15 Flight #1741 November 196610 minutes, 44 seconds
2X-15 Flight #19721 August 19689 minutes, 23 seconds

 

Non-Qualifying Flights with Significance:
X-15 Flight #156 8 minutes, 46 seconds
X-15 Flight #161 7 minutes, 30 seconds
X-15 Flight #165 8 minutes, 28 seconds
X-15 Flight #168 9 minutes, 33 seconds
X-15 Flight #172 8 minutes, 59 seconds
X-15 Flight #178 5 minutes, 17 seconds
X-15 Flight #181 6 minutes, 56 seconds
X-15 Flight #183 7 minutes, 6 seconds
X-15 Flight #185 7 minutes, 36 seconds
X-15 Flight #189 10 minutes, 48 seconds
X-15 Flight #192 7 minutes, 35 seconds
X-15 Flight #193 9 minutes, 23 seconds
X-15 Flight #195 11 minutes, 33 seconds
X-15 Flight #199 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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