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Fighter pilot Biographies

Every archived life recorded as fighter pilot, ordered by their place in the ledger.

Modern era

Chuck Yeager

February 13, 1923 – December 7, 2020

American World War II flying ace and test pilot; first pilot to fly faster than sound (1923–2020)

Modern era

Buzz Aldrin

b. January 20, 1930

American astronaut (born 1930)

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Modern era

Saiful Azam

1941 – June 14, 2020

Bangladeshi fighter pilot

Modern era

John McCain

August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018

American politician (1936–2018)

Modern era

Eugene Cernan

March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017

NASA astronaut, Naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, electrical engineer, fighter pilot, eleventh human to walk on the Moon (Apollo 10 and Apollo 17)

Contemporary era

Yang Liwei

b. June 21, 1965

Chinese astronaut