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ACROSS
1. Test pilot Marion ___; 953 altitude record in D-558-II
5. Test pilot Albert ___; 1947 speed record
8. Researcher John P. ___; tested G-forces on body
13. What was under princess’ mattress? (2 words)
14. Behold
15. Antenna
16. Cardinal great Musial
17. Amphibian
19. Where in the World person
20. Alias, in brief
22. Space
24. Mint
26. Test pilot Frank K. ___; 1953 speed record in YF-100
29. Scattered throughout
31. Nevada town
33. Pie ___ mode (2 words)
34. Talk
36. Expert
38. Test pilot Iven C. ___; first to fly above 100,000 ft.
39. Test pilot Robert M. ___; first to exceed Mach 4 & 5
41. River tributary
42. ___ Ready to Eat
44. Actress Ryan
45. German city
46. Org. run by SECDEF
47. Everything
48. Foreign hat?
50. Lapse
51. Craft
52. Vase
53. Mil. acronym for how to deal with enemy
55. Test pilot Wilbert D. ___; only “space ace” with satellite kill
57. Hubris
59. Actress Margaret of Grumpy Old Men
60. Test pilot N.K. ___; completed Have Blue test program
61. Lord of the Rings character
62. Abominable snowman?
63. Detected
64. Military academy recruit
DOWN
1. Throw
2. Test pilot Mel ___; first to exceed Mach 3
3. Actor Stephen of The Crying Game
4. Hawaiian patios
5. Greek letter
6. Nigerian town
7. Test pilot Charles E. ___; first to break sound barrier
8. Stitch
9. Hunt down
10. Enrage
11. Bachelor’s place
12. Trick
18. Kevin Kline movie
21. Test pilot William J. ___; piloted X-15 to Mach 6
23. Write, as in a novel
24. Columbian city
25. Air Force base home to 51st FW
27. Alien town?
28. Having agreeable taste
29. Golfer Se Ri ___
30. Actress West
32. Test pilot Eldon ___;1971 speed record in SR-71
35. Leak
37. Roadway, in short
40. Fringe
41. Test pilot Fitzhugh L. ___; 1962 heaviest payload/altitude record
42. Test pilot Arthur ___; first to see curvature of Earth
43. ___ Without Leave; UCMJ violation
44. Mechanized bicycles
46. Dunk
47. Torching
48. Let go
49. Test pilot Joe H. ___; X-15 pilot and STS-2 spacecraft commander
51. Rear end (British)
54. Mil. operation begun 9/11
56. Vote in favor
58. Commonly
