Albert Scott Crossfield
(Scott)

Born: 2 October 1921, Berkeley, California, United States

Nationality: American

Died:

Pilot of high speed jets and rocket planes, Crossfield was the first X-15 pilot and made fourteen flights. He also piloted the X-1, D-558 II Skyrocket, X-4, X-5, XF-92A, and the F-100. He became the first pilot to fly at twice the speed of sound in 1953. He never exceeded 80,000 meters in altitude and thus never earned astronaut wings.