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Sorlie, Donald Milton
American test pilot, 1962-1973. Flights of the M2-F2. Colonel, USAF Selected as a military astronaut candidate in 1973. Later made flights of the M2-F2 lifting body. Retired on 30 June 1973.
Status: Inactive. Born: 1923-05-13. Died: 2016-08-09. Birth Place: Omaha, Nebraska.
Flew 50 combat missions in the F-86 in the Korean War and 143 missions in the F-4 during the Vietnam War. Worked as test pilot for U-2 and later Chief of Fighter Test Operations Branch at Edwards.
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1923 May 13 - .
- Birth of Donald Milton Sorlie - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Sorlie.
American test pilot, 1962-1973. Flights of the M2-F2. Colonel, USAF Selected as a military astronaut candidate in 1973. Later made flights of the M2-F2 lifting body. Retired on 30 June 1973..
1966 September 20 - .
- M2 Flight 7 - .
Crew: Sorlie.
Payload: M2-F2 flight 7. Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Sorlie.
Program: NASA Lifting Body.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: M2-F2.
Maximum Speed - 677 kph. Maximum Altitude - 13720 m. Flight Time - 211 sec..
1966 September 28 - .
- M2 Flight 9 - .
Crew: Sorlie.
Payload: M2-F2 flight 9. Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Sorlie.
Program: NASA Lifting Body.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: M2-F2.
Maximum Speed - 713 kph. Maximum Altitude - 13720 m. Flight Time - 233 sec..
1966 October 5 - .
- M2 Flight 10 - .
Crew: Sorlie.
Payload: M2-F2 flight 10. Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Sorlie.
Program: NASA Lifting Body.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned spaceplane. Spacecraft: M2-F2.
Maximum Speed - 713 kph. Maximum Altitude - 13720 m. Flight Time - 225 sec..
2016 August 9 - .
- Death of Donald Milton Sorlie. - .
Related Persons: Sorlie.
American test pilot, 1962-1973. Flights of the M2-F2. Colonel, USAF Selected as a military astronaut candidate in 1973. Later made flights of the M2-F2 lifting body. Retired on 30 June 1973..
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