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Iven Carl "Kinch" Kincheloe Jr. shot down 5 MiGs in Korea, set a world altitude record of 126,200 feet in the Bell X-2, and became known as America's First Spaceman. He was killed at age 30 during an F-104 test flight at Edwards AFB.
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On December 4, 1950, Lt. Thomas Hudner deliberately crash-landed his Corsair behind enemy lines to save his wingman Ensign Jesse Brown — the first Black Navy pilot — trapped in his burning aircraft. Hudner received the Medal of Honor for his selfless act of bravery.
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