List of USAF Test Pilot School alumni

List of USAF Test Pilot School alumni

The United States Air Force Test Pilot School (TPS) graduated the following notable alumni who made significant contributions to the aerospace field. The school's mission is to produce experimental test pilots, flight test engineers, and flight test navigators to lead and conduct test and evaluation of aerospace weapon systems.
*cite book | last = Marrett | first = George J.
authorlink = George J. Marrett
title=Cheating Death: Combat Air Rescues in Vietnam and Laos
publisher= Smithsonian Books
year=2003 | id=ISBN 1588341046
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=RiqTHgAACAAJ&dq=Cheating+Death:+Combat+Air+Rescues+in+Vietnam+and+Laos
accessdate=2008-08-09

*cite book | last = Marrett | first = George J.
authorlink = George J. Marrett
title=Howard Hughes: Aviator
publisher= Naval Institute Press
year=2004
id=ISBN 1591145104
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5HkBAAAACAAJ&dq=Howard+Hughes:+Aviator
accessdate=2008-08-09

*cite book | last = Marrett | first = George J.
authorlink = George J. Marrett
title=Testing Death: Hughes Aircraft Test Pilots and Cold War Weaponry
publisher= Praeger Security International
year=2004
id=ISBN 0275990664
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=EeJgLqz8UzcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Testing+Death
accessdate=2008-08-09

*cite book | last = Marrett | first = George J.
authorlink = George J. Marrett
title= Contrails Over the Mojave: The Golden Age of Jet Flight Testing at Edwards Air Force Base
publisher= Naval Institute Press
year=2008
id=ISBN 1591145112
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2k9hHwAACAAJ&dq=Contrails+Over+the+Mojave
accessdate=2008-08-09

*cite web | first =James O. | last = Young
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = Forging Aerospace Power for America
version =
publisher = U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center
date = 2007
url = http://www.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-080117-028.pdf
format = PDF
id =
accessdate = 2008-07-03

*cite web | first =James O. | last = Young
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = Milestones in Aerospace History at Edwards AFB
version =
publisher = U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center
date = 2007
url = http://www.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-080123-063.pdf
format = PDF
id =
accessdate = 2008-07-26

External links

*cite web | title = USAF Test Pilot School Fact Sheet | url = http://www.edwards.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=6467 | publisher = United States Air Force | accessdate = 2008-07-06


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