Joe Kittinger
Joseph Kittinger ... Joseph William Kittinger II (July 27, 1928 – December 9, 2022) was an officer in the United States Air Force (USAF) who served from 1950 to ...
Joseph W. Kittinger - New Mexico Museum of Space History
Kittinger retired from the Air Force in 1978 as a colonel, and soon began entering balloon competitions. He won the Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race four times.
Joseph W. "Joe" Kittinger, Jr. - Veteran Tributes
He accumulated 7,679 flying hours in the Air Force, including 948 combat flying hours in 425 combat missions during three tours during the Vietnam War. In ...
Joe Kittinger: The Man Who Fell to Earth - LIFE
Written By: Ben Cosgrove. On August 16, 1960, 32-year-old U.S. Air Force Capt. Joe Kittinger ascended in a helium-balloon-tethered gondola to 102,800 feet ( ...
Joseph Kittinger | American Experience | Official Site - PBS
I said man will go into space but man will never conquer space. And with that I said a prayer and I jumped. And I rolled about three or four seconds and I ...
16 August 1960 | This Day in Aviation
16 August 1960: At 7:12 a.m., Captain Joseph William (“Red”) Kittinger II, U.S. Air Force, stepped out of a balloon gondola, 102,800 feet ...
Col. Joe Kittinger "Come up and get me" - Joe Kittinger Official ...
Col. Joe Kittinger was also known to write messages to promote the popular Orlando, Florida night spot Church Street Station, owned by his good friend Bob Snow.
The Man Who Fell to Earth | National Air and Space Museum
Joseph Kittinger traveled to the edge of space—and jumped. ... On August 16, 1960, Joe Kittinger went for a balloon ride. Sitting inside an open ...
Tag Archives: Joe Kittinger - This Day in Aviation
Joe Kittinger flew 483 combat missions in three tours during the Vietnam War. He was shot down 11 May 1972, when his F-4D, 66-0230, was struck by a missile ...
Joseph Kittinger Memorial Service - Dayton - Aviation Trail
Joseph Kittinger Memorial Service. Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC. Colonel Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr. (1928-2022), a decorated Air ...
Legendary aviator Col. Joe Kittinger to be laid to rest at Arlington ...
U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Kittinger, an internationally renowned pilot and balloonist, will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery ...
Air Force Col. (ret.) Joseph Kittinger, who set parachute record, dies
Kittinger, a Vietnam War fighter pilot and former POW, parachuted from 19 miles high, a record that stood for more than 50 years.
Colonel Joe Kittinger Park - City of Orlando
Honoring those who served in the Vietnam War, Col. Joe Kittinger Park is home to a refurbished F-4 Phantom aircraft that was used to provide air support ...
Joseph Kittinger, a Record-Setter High in the Skies, Dies at 94
He soared in a balloon to 102800 feet and, with parachutes, plunged in a free fall for 16 miles, helping to set the stage for manned ...
USPA Mourns Passing of Joe Kittinger
USPA is saddened to announce that Colonel Joseph Kittinger, B-6215 and Honorary D-102800, passed away at age 94. Kittinger rose to fame on ...
Space Jump-Col. (Ret.) Joe Kittinger - YouTube
This video is courtesy of Defense Media Activity and first shown on their YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AFTVRadio As jets ...
Joseph Kittinger, Jr.: A Part of Something Altogether Glorious
In 1984, Kittinger became the first pilot to ever fly across solo across the Atlantic in a balloon, while setting a world record for the longest ...
Joseph W. Kittinger and the Highest Step in the World - StratoCat
Kittinger literally jumped into the pages of aviation history books when he stepped out of a balloon gondola at an altitude of 102,800 feet. For more than four ...
Joseph Kittinger Obituary - Altamonte Springs, FL - Dignity Memorial
Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home ... Colonel Joseph William Kittinger Jr., a decorated Air Force Veteran, whose service career spanned 29 years ...
Ad Astra - Club Medalist Col. Joe Kittinger, 1928-2022
Legendary Club member Colonel Joseph “Joe” Kittinger, II MED '63, a distinguished recipient of the 2001 Explorers Club Medal and an aerospace pioneer.