Tags: Astronaut.

Alvin Swauger White (December 9 1918 – April 29 2006) was an American test pilot engineer and a USAF astronaut. He flew the maiden flights of both XB-70 Valkyrie aircraft the first 2000 mph flight and all subsequent Mach 3 exploration flights.

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birth date
1918-12-09
birth place
Berkeley California
death date
2006-04-29
nationality
United States
occupation
Test pilot
selection
List of astronauts by year of selection
type
United States Air Force

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