Scott Crossfield dead at 84

[dirtydan]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060421/ap_on_re_us/obit_crossfield_12

It seems to be a shame for the first man to fly at Mach 2 to die while flying a small airplane, yet fitting that he died flying. Still it's the loss of some one that had the right stuff.

 

[James]

Sigh.

Another role model augers in. Yet we all know that thunderstorms and whatnot can take a heavy aircraft apart, let alone a 210.

 

[The Bostonian]

Yeah, it's funny he was the test pilot for the X-15 and lived through it, but died on a single engine Cessna.

 

[therealrex]

He was 84 and still flying thats all that matters