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NEWSMAX reports, Dec 11.
Chalmers "Slick" Goodlin, a landmark figure in American aviation
history, passed away in October, just short of the 60th anniversary of
the X-1 rocket plane's first flight.
Goodlin flew America's first jet, the YP-59, and went on to log 26
flights on the X-1, second only to Chuck Yeager's 34. The X-1 was the
first aircraft to break the sound barrier.
Goodlin later became the first chief test pilot of the Israeli Air
Force, and flew 40 missions in Israel's 1948 war.
"Chalmers brought ethics and integrity into the aviation business
world, and he was such an outstanding source of inspiration and respect
to his family and friends," his wife Aila told NewsMax.
Walter J. Boyne, director of the National Air & Space Museum of the
Smithsonian Institution, wrote: "As a writer and producer of
television vehicles, I've come to know many, if not most, of the
great men and women of aviation history. Chalmers Goodlin ranks at the
very top of this list."
Another of my heroes "Gone West"
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Godspeed, Slick Goodlin
