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On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:11:20 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
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Too bad, he will be missed.

Yes, he and Yeager the most famous X series pilots.
Can anyone recommend a book on the X series and the pilotting?
I'd like to read up on what it was really like for them.

Test Pilots: The Frontiersmen of Flight
Richard P. Hallion

He has several other books that may interest you.