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Fred Ascani (Fred) was born on 29 May, 1917 in Beloit, Wisconsin, is a United States Air Force general. Discover Fred Ascani's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 93 years old?

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Age 93 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 29 May, 1917
Birthday 29 May
Birthplace Beloit, Wisconsin
Date of death 2010
Died Place Alexandria, Virginia
Nationality United States

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1917

Fred J. Ascani (born Alfredo John Ascani; May 29, 1917 – March 28, 2010) was an American major general and test pilot of the United States Air Force.

He was one of the "Men of Mach 1" and was considered the father of systems engineering at Wright Field.

Ascani was born on May 29, 1917, in Beloit, Wisconsin, to Italian immigrants just 14 years after the Wright brothers achieved powered flight.

1927

His interest in aviation was sparked in 1927 when he watched Charles Lindbergh fly overhead in the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic flight to Paris.

His family moved to Rockford, Illinois, several miles downriver from Beloit, where Ascani attended Rockford High School and enjoyed a hobby building model airplanes.

1935

He graduated as high school valedictorian in 1935 and attended Beloit College for two years.

1937

In 1937, Ascani was accepted at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.

1941

He graduated 34th out of a class of 425 and in 1941 was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers.

Engineering took a back seat to aviation when Ascani was sent to Hicks Field for initial flight training and Foster Army Air Field for advanced flight training.

After the U.S. entered World War II, Ascani was assigned as an instructor and squadron commander of the Twin Engine Advanced Flying School in Columbus, Mississippi.

Although he had hopes this assignment would be a stepping stone for a combat tour in fighters, Captain Ascani was instead sent to Hendricks Field in Florida, to transition to four-engine aircraft.

1943

In December 1943, he was placed in command of the 815th Bombardment Squadron of the 483rd Bomb Group.

1946

In January 1946, Ascani met his new boss, Colonel Al Boyd, who would have a significant impact on both USAF flight test and Ascani's career.

Boyd and Ascani worked well together, and Ascani became Boyd's deputy both at Wright Field and later at Edwards Air Force Base.

One notable decision made by Boyd and Ascani was the pilot choice for who would first break the sound barrier.

Although Ascani had initially recommended Major Ken Chilstrom, they eventually agreed that Chuck Yeager would pilot the Bell X-1, and Chilstrom would fly the performance, stability and control tests in the new XP-86.

During his tour at Edwards AFB, Ascani flew a wide variety of research aircraft including the X-1, X-4, X-5, and the XF-92A.

1951

A highlight of his flying career occurred in 1951 when he flew an F-86E at the National Air Show in Detroit, Michigan, and established a new 100-kilometer closed course speed record of 635 mph.

In September 1951, Colonel Ascani was named vice commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB.

1953

In 1953, Ascani left flight test for a time.

He studied for a year at the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base.

1955

In June 1955, he was assigned as the wing commander of the 50th Fighter Bomber Wing, Hahn, Germany, and Toul-Rosières Air Base, France.

1957

After completing his overseas tour, Ascani returned to Wright-Patterson AFB in 1957 as the Deputy Chief of Staff/Plans and Operations at the Wright Air Development Center (WADC).

For many years, the USAF was under increasing pressure to reduce the time needed to convert new technologies into usable weapon systems.

1959

In May 1959, Ascani was one of twelve Colonels appointed to a committee, by the commander of the, then, Air Research and Development Command (ARDC), General Bernard Schriever, to resolve this issue.

Ascani wrote a paper describing a systems engineering group that would be the interface between the laboratories and the product managers.

Ascani's paper was the genesis of the committee's recommendations, which became known as the Maxwell Report, released in July 1959.

Over the next four years, Wright Field science, engineering, and management capabilities were reorganized to comply with the details of the Report and the vision of General Schriever.

Ascani played a key role in implementing the reorganization and was assigned as the first Director of Systems Engineering.

1961

In April 1961, Ascani was assigned as deputy commander and system program director of the XB-70 Valkyrie project.

Although only two were constructed, the sleek Mach 3 bomber pioneered technological advances used in later high speed aircraft such as the YF-12 and SR-71.

1962

Ascani's organizational skills were put to the test once again when, in 1962, he was appointed chairman of a task force to realign the Air Force Systems Command functions at Wright Field.

The resulting structure of four laboratories and a systems engineering group has remained relatively unchanged to the present day.

1964

In 1964, Ascani was named commander of the Systems Engineering Group and deputy commander of the Research and Technology Division at Wright-Patterson AFB.

1981

The 816th was based in Foggia, Italy, and Ascani flew 53 combat missions in the B-17, including a secret mission delivery of supplies in German-occupied Czechoslovakia to partisans and the evacuation of escaping Allied airmen.

Two of his missions were to Ploieşti, Rumania, and one to Memmingen, Germany, where he lost his entire squadron flying at the rear on an unescorted mission after being attacked from behind by over 200 German fighters.

Upon his return to the U.S., Lt. Colonel Ascani was transferred to the Flight Test Division at Wright Field where he was assigned chief of the bomber test section.

He attended the Flight Performance School (now the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School) and graduated with class 46.

1986

After completing the coursework, Ascani was selected as the group commander of the 86th Fighter Interceptor Group based in Landstuhl, Germany.

2017

After additional training in the B-17 Flying Fortress, Major Ascani joined the 816th Bombardment Squadron as its commander.