Commanders of the Air: A Pilot Identification Test

Identify these influential aviators based on detailed descriptions of their specific accomplishments and historical roles.

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This German pilot and aerospace engineer, a former Luftwaffe night fighter ace, became a prominent test pilot after WWII. He is best known for conducting the first flight of the vertical takeoff and landing EWR VJ 101C experimental fighter in 1963.
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This U.S. Air Force test pilot, who later became a NASA astronaut, was the first person to fly an aircraft beyond Mach 6 and to an altitude exceeding 300,000 feet, achieving both records in the X-15. Who is he?
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Which pioneering female aviator, known for her long-distance solo flights, also helped found an airline that later became a major national carrier, serving as its first vice president?
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This French pilot, a former French Air Force chief test pilot, was the first European to break the sound barrier in level flight, doing so in 1954 in the French-built Sud-Ouest Trident. Identify him.
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Who was the US Navy pilot and test pilot, nicknamed 'Whip', who set an absolute world airspeed record of 1,525.96 mph in 1956 flying the F8U-1 Crusader, a record that stood for over two years?
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This Australian aviator made the first solo flight from England to Australia in 1930 in a de Havilland Gipsy Moth named 'Jason'. Later, he and his co-pilot/wife famously disappeared during a 1935 England-Australia race. Who was he?
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Which Soviet test pilot, twice awarded Hero of the Soviet Union, was the first to fly many iconic MiG aircraft, including the MiG-19, MiG-21, and MiG-25, and set multiple world records?
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Who was the British pilot, an RAF squadron leader, who in 1949 set a world propeller-driven airspeed record of 439.13 mph in a modified Hawker Sea Fury, a mark that stood for over 16 years?
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Commanders of the Air: A Pilot Identification Test

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This German pilot and aerospace engineer, a former Luftwaffe night fighter ace, became a prominent test pilot after WWII. He is best known for conducting the first flight of the vertical takeoff and landing EWR VJ 101C experimental fighter in 1963.

This U.S. Air Force test pilot, who later became a NASA astronaut, was the first person to fly an aircraft beyond Mach 6 and to an altitude exceeding 300,000 feet, achieving both records in the X-15. Who is he?

Which pioneering female aviator, known for her long-distance solo flights, also helped found an airline that later became a major national carrier, serving as its first vice president?

This French pilot, a former French Air Force chief test pilot, was the first European to break the sound barrier in level flight, doing so in 1954 in the French-built Sud-Ouest Trident. Identify him.

Who was the US Navy pilot and test pilot, nicknamed 'Whip', who set an absolute world airspeed record of 1,525.96 mph in 1956 flying the F8U-1 Crusader, a record that stood for over two years?

This Australian aviator made the first solo flight from England to Australia in 1930 in a de Havilland Gipsy Moth named 'Jason'. Later, he and his co-pilot/wife famously disappeared during a 1935 England-Australia race. Who was he?

Which Soviet test pilot, twice awarded Hero of the Soviet Union, was the first to fly many iconic MiG aircraft, including the MiG-19, MiG-21, and MiG-25, and set multiple world records?

Who was the British pilot, an RAF squadron leader, who in 1949 set a world propeller-driven airspeed record of 439.13 mph in a modified Hawker Sea Fury, a mark that stood for over 16 years?

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