General Albert Boyd, USAF

(1906-1976) | During his 30 years in the USAF (1927-1957) Albert Boyd became known as the “Father of Modern Flight Testing,” the “World’s Number One Test Pilot,” the “Dean of American Test Pilots,” and the “Test Pilot’s Test Pilot.” In the decade 1947-1957 the Air Force never bought a single type of airplane which he had not personally approved.