
Ron Eisele
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20 January 1974. First 'accidental' flight of the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, US multirole jet fighter aircraft. During high-speed taxi test, the GD test pilot, Phil Oestricher, decided to lift off to avoid crashing the machine, and safely landed it six minutes later.
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27 September 1956. US Captain Milburn Grant "Mel" Apt (b. 9 April 1924) became the first pilot to exceed Mach 3. He flew the Bell X-2 46674 rocketplane to Mach 3.196 (2,094 mph). At 65,589 feet. It began uncontrolled oscillations. 'Mel' Apt was unable to escape and was killed.
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