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Japanese attack Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor attacked by Japanese. United States enters World War II. -
High School Graduation
Jim was captain of the golf team in high school. -
Army Air Corps Reserve
Jim entered Civilian Pilot Training. -
Pilot Instructor
Completed the pilot training program and commissioned at Luke Field, Arizona. -
World War II Ended
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Cold War Began
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Germany
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Nuremberg Trials
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Berlin Airlift
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Entered Georgia Tech
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Korean War
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Georgia Tech Again
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Survives a Plane Crash
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Graduates Georgia Tech
Mechanical Engineering BS Degree -
Test Pilot - McDonnell
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Test pilot at Hughes
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Kennedy - Man on the Moon
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Jim #1 in B-58 Class
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YF-12A Test Pilot Lockheed
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John Glenn Mercury 7
First American to Orbit the Earth -
A-12 First Flight
Pilot: Lou Schalk
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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YF-12A First Flight
Pilot: Jim Eastham
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President Kennedy Assassinated
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President Johnson announced YF-12A
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SR-71 First Flight
Pilot: Bob Gilliland
Chase Planes: Jim Eastham and Two AF Pilots -
Jim flew YF-12A at Mach 3.23
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YF-12A Official Speed and Altitude Records
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A-12 Unofficial Speed and Altitude Records
Pilot Ken Collins flew at Mach 3.29 and 94,000 feet. -
NASA Used two YF-12s for Testing
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First Step on Moon
Neil Armstrong