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Elliot McKay See Jr. (July 23, 1927 – February 28, 1966) was an American engineer, naval aviator, test pilot and NASA astronaut. See received an appointment to the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 1945.
Mar 1, 2021 · Gemini-IX prime crew members Elliot M. See and Charles A. Bassett were flying a T-38 Talon aircraft from Houston to St. Louis to attend a rendezvous simulation at the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation’s plant, the manufacturer of the Gemini spacecraft.
On February 28, 1966, a NASA Northrop T-38 Talon crashed at Lambert Field in St. Louis, Missouri, killing two Project Gemini astronauts, Elliot See and Charles Bassett. The aircraft, piloted by See, crashed into the McDonnell Aircraft building where their Gemini 9 spacecraft was being assembled.
Feb 28, 2016 · From the front seat, Elliot See lit the afterburners, broke hard right and pulled back on the stick, but it was much too late.
Elliot See and Charlie Bassett were the prime crew for Gemini 9. On February 28, 1966, they were flying in a NASA T-38 trainer to visit the McDonnell plant in St Louis, where their spacecraft was in assembly.
ELLIOT M. SEE, JR., NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born in Dallas, Texas, on July 23, 1927. Died February 28, 1966, in St. Louis Missouri in the crash of a T-38 jet. He is survived by his wife Marilyn and their three children. EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science degree, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy;
Jan 31, 2013 · The original Gemini 9 prime crew, astronauts Elliot M. See Jr. (left), command pilot, and Charles A. Bassett II, pilot. Four astronauts were flying in two separate T-38 jets approaching Lambert...
Apr 18, 2018 · Bachelor of science from U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 1949; master of science in Engineering from University of California-Los Angeles, 1962; test pilot for General Electric Company; was assigned for Gemini 9; died together with Charles Bassett in the crash of a T-38 jet. Last update on April 18, 2018.
Elliot McKay See Jr. was an American engineer, naval aviator, test pilot and NASA astronaut.
From: See, Elliott McKay, Jr in A Dictionary of Space Exploration » Subjects: Science and technology — Astronomy and Cosmology Related content in Oxford Reference
