F/O Joseph 'Mutt' Summers | ||
1930, aged 26 |
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'Mutt' Summers, chief test pilot for Vickers and Supermarine. Flew the Spitfire prototype on its first flight.
Called 'Mutt' because he liked to pee on or near his aeroplane before taking off; is that too much detail? Still has the most flying hours of any test pilot in the world. d. 1954. |