Albert Scott Crossfield Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Scott Crossfield was born on October 2, 1921 in Berkeley, California, USA as Albert Scott Crossfield. He was married to Alice Virginia Knoph. He died on April 19, 2006 in Ranger, Georgia, USA.
Florida Institute of Technology, University of Washington
Nationality
American
Awards
Collier Trophy
Star Sign
Libra
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Fact
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Died when the small Cessna plane he was piloting crashed during a storm.
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Inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1988.
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Inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1983.
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Multiple-award-winning test pilot and aeronautical engineer famous for setting four speed records before becoming the first man to reach Mach 2 (twice the speed of sound) in 1953 while flying the D558-II. He is also noted for flying the experimental X-15 rocket airplane in the late 1950s. Crossfield helped to design the fully pressurized suit that served as the prototype of those worn by the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo astronauts. He was named a vice-president in 1968 of Eastern Airlines. In the 1960s the Crossfields settled in Coral Gables, Florida.