Albert Scott Crossfield
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Albert Scott Crossfield was a pioneering American test pilot and aeronautical engineer best known for being the first person to fly at twice the speed of sound.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Albert Scott Crossfield canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American military personnel
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human ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| achievement | flew faster than twice the speed of sound in the D-558-II Skyrocket ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Collier Trophy
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Harmon Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ National Aviation Hall of Fame induction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
aircraft accident
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aviation accident ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-10-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-04-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Arlington High School
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Boise Junior College NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Washington ⓘ |
| employer |
NACA
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National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NERFINISHED ⓘ North American Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Crossfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
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aerospace engineering ⓘ |
| givenName | Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Experimental Test Pilots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | naval aviator ⓘ |
| name | Albert Scott Crossfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first person to fly at twice the speed of sound
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high-speed flight testing ⓘ |
| occupation |
aeronautical engineer
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aviation consultant ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| participantIn | World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Berkeley, California
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Berkeley, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Gordon County, Georgia, United States
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near Ludville, Georgia, United States ⓘ |
| recordHeld | first human to exceed Mach 2 in level flight ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
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Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| testPiloted |
Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket
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North American X-15 NERFINISHED ⓘ various experimental high-speed aircraft ⓘ |
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