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Personal: Male. Astronaut Career Astronaut Group: Test Pilot (USAF). Inactive Flights on the X-1A, X-1B and X-5 # 1. Murray Chronology 21 March 1954 - X-1A Flight 11. AF flight 5. Date estimated. 4 April 1954 - X-1A Flight 12. AF flight 6. Date estimated. 11 April 1954 - X-1A Flight 13. AF flight 7. Date estimated. 25 April 1954 - X-1A Flight 14. AF flight 8. Date estimated. 14 May 1954 - X-1A Flight 15. AF flight 9. Date estimated. 28 May 1954 - X-1A Flight 16. AF flight 10. X-1A attained 26564 m, un-official world altitude record for manned aircraft. 4 June 1954 - X-1A Flight 17. AF flight 11. X-1A reached 27374 m. Encountered same instability Yeager had, but at mach 1.97. Murray recovered after tumbling 6100 m down to 20130 m. 18 June 1954 - X-1A Flight 18. AF flight 12. Date estimated. 2 July 1954 - X-1A Flight 19. AF flight 13. Date estimated. 16 July 1954 - X-1A Flight 20. AF flight 14. Date estimated. 30 July 1954 - X-1A Flight 21. AF flight 15. Date estimated. 8 August 1954 - X-1A Flight 22. AF flight 16. Date estimated. 19 August 1954 - X-1A Flight 23. AF flight 17. Date estimated. 26 August 1954 - X-1A Flight 24. AF flight 18. Murray attained 27584 m. Air Force then turned X-1A over to NACA. 8 October 1954 - X-1B Flight 4. AF flight 3. First powered flight. Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted. |
