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James W. Wood was an American politician who served as the mayor of Paragould, Arkansas from 1968 to 1972. He was born on August 9, 1924 in Paragould, Arkansas. He attended Arkansas State University and served in the United States Navy during World War II. Wood was elected mayor of Paragould in 1968 and served until 1972. During his tenure, he was instrumental in the development of the city's industrial park and the construction of a new city hall. He also served on the Greene County Quorum Court and was a member of the Paragould Chamber of Commerce. Wood passed away on April 15, 1991 at the age of 66. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.

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Occupation Test pilot
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 9 August 1924
Birthday 9 August
Birthplace Paragould, Arkansas, U.S.
Date of death (1990-01-01) Melbourne, Florida, U.S.
Died Place Melbourne, Florida, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1990

Wood died in Melbourne, Florida, on January 1, 1990, of natural causes, aged 65.

1975

Wood served as the 1975 president of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and was a Fellow of the organization.

1963

As a USAF Test Pilot School graduate, he was serving as an experimental test pilot at the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, California when selected for the X-20 Dyna-Soar program in April 1960. However, before his selection, he had been an unsuccessful applicant for NASA Astronaut Group 1. Wood was the senior test pilot on the Dyna-Soar project and was slated to be the pilot on its first sub-orbital mission. If the program had not been cancelled, the first drop test would have been in July 1964. After the Dyna-Soar program was cancelled on December 10, 1963, he remained with the U.S. Air Force and served as Commander of Test Operations at Edwards Air Force Base until 1978. He retired from the U.S. Air Force with the rank of colonel. Wood later was test pilot and Director of Operations, Tracor Flight Systems Inc., in Newport Beach, California.

1924

James Wayne Wood (August 9, 1924 – January 1, 1990), (Col, USAF), was an American aeronautical engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and astronaut in the X-20 Dyna-Soar program.

Wood was born on August 9, 1924, in Paragould, Arkansas. He considered Pueblo, Colorado his home town. Wood earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 1954. He was married and had three children.

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