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Agreed article should be made original, however, text is from US Gov't and not subject to copyright. Template added for attribution. Robogun ( talk) 23:56, 10 August 2008 (UTC) reply

Biographical Notability Criteria

  • Was first person to fly a fighter aircraft coast to coast over the United States without stopping.
  • In the summer of 1943, set a new altitude record of 47,600 feet.
  • Was the first to fly the Bell X-1, the first supersonic aircraft. Robogun ( talk) 00:35, 12 August 2008 (UTC) reply