death_date death_place previous_occupation status birth_place mission nationality birth_date selection image article_title name type alma_mater
19 april 2006 ludville , georgia , u.s. test pilot deceased berkeley , california , u.s. none american 2 october 1921 1957 miss group usaf x15-29 072.jpg albert scott crossfield
 albert scott crossfield usn-naca-nar , test pilot , astronaut-select university of washington , b.s. 1949 , m.s. 1950
albert scott crossfield

albert scott crossfield -lrb- october 2 , 1921 -- april 19 , 2006 -rrb- was an american naval officer and test pilot .
in 1953 , he became the first pilot to fly at twice the speed of sound .
