The DJ and music journalist Danny Baker also lived near the Crossfield Estate, where he was born and brought up.

Albert Scott Crossfield ( October 2, 1921 – April 19, 2006 ) was an American naval officer and test pilot.

His instructor was not available on the designated early morning, so Crossfield, on his own, took off and went through maneuvers he had practiced with his instructor, including spin entry and spin recovery.

In later years, Crossfield often cited his curiosity about this solo spin anomaly and his desire to analyze what was going on and why it happened, as the start of his test pilot career.

In September 1954 Crossfield was forced to make a dead stick landing in the North American F-100 Super Sabre he was evaluating at Dryden, a feat which North American's own test pilots doubted could be done, as the F-100 had a high landing speed.

Crossfield made a perfect approach and touchdown, but was unable to bring the unpowered aircraft to a halt in a safe distance, and was forced to use the wall of the NACA hangar as a makeshift brake after narrowly missing several parked experimental aircraft.

It was during this time that Crossfield was part of the U. S. Air Force's Man In Space Soonest project.

Unable to jettison his propellants, Crossfield was forced to make an emergency landing during which the excessive load on the aircraft broke its back just behind the cockpit.

During descent, the cockpit windows completely frosted and Crossfield was literally flying blind.

Crossfield was played by Scott Wilson in the 1983 film The Right Stuff.

In one sense, it was only fitting that Crossfield conducted this experimental flight training because all pilots in this project had to unlearn their considerable flying experience and learn forgotten Wright brothers techniques.

When asked to name his favorite airplane, Crossfield replied, " the one I was flying at the time ," because he thoroughly enjoyed them all and their unique personalities.

On April 19, 2006, a Cessna 210A piloted by Crossfield was reported missing while flying from Prattville, Alabama toward Manassas, Virginia.

Crossfield was returning from Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama, where he had given a speech to a class of young Air Force officers attending the Air and Space Basic Course.

He was survived by his wife of sixty-three years, Alice Crossfield, six children and nine grandchildren.

Crossfield received the Lawrence Sperry Award ( 1954 ), Octave Chanute Award ( 1954 ), Iven C. Kincheloe Award ( 1960 ), American Rocket Society ( ARS ) Astronautics Award ( 1960 ), Harmon International Trophy ( 1961 at the White House by President John F. Kennedy ), Collier Trophy ( 1961 at the White House by President Kennedy in 1962 ), NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal ( 1993 ), and was named Honorary Fellow by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ( AIAA ) ( 1999 ).

He was also most proud of his A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year Award which is awarded annually at what is known as the " Oscar Night " in aviation, the Annual Enshrinement Ceremony Weekend at the National Aviation Hall of Fame held each year at the end of July in Dayton, Ohio.

To friends and protégés, Crossfield was incredibly generous with his time and his insights.

The society was founded on September 14, 1955, as the " Testy Test Pilots Society " and had Scott Crossfield of NACA, Ray Tenhoff of Northrop, Joe Ozier of Lockheed, Dick Johnson and John Fitzpatrick of Convair, Tom Kilgariff of Douglas, and Lou Everett of Ryan Aeronautical Company as its original members.

Members of rock groups Squeeze and Dire Straits lived on the Crossfield Estate in Deptford in the late 1970s, along with Mark Perry, founder of the punk fanzine Sniffin Glue and punk rock band Alternative TV.

Long Lake is part of the 1. 1 million acres ( 4, 500 km² ) acquired from the Mohawk Indians as part of the 1771 Totten and Crossfield Purchase.

There are vast areas planted with rubber in the early days under the Guthrie Ropel Group, Asiatic Plantations, Harrison Crossfield and various other rubber companies.

Crossfield wangers are typically attempted from deep when the opposing full back is drawn towards the middle and there is an open channel in the flank for the on rushing winger.

* November 20-Scott Crossfield flies the Douglas Skyrocket past Mach 2 in a dive, the first flight to reach this speed.

* September 17 – In the second North American X-15, 56-6671, Scott Crossfield makes the first powered X-15 flight, reaching Mach 2. 11 at 52, 341 feet ( 15, 954 meters ).

* Scott Crossfield reaches Mach 2. 15 in the second North American X-15, 56-6671.

* November 5 – After suffering an in-flight engine fire, the second North American X-15, 56-6671, piloted by Scott Crossfield, breaks its back making an emergency landing on Rosamond Dry Lake, California.

* November 15 – Scott Crossfield reaches Mach 2. 97 in North American X-15 56-6671.

* Scott Crossfield, Yeager's direct rival and the first pilot known to have reached Mach 2.

Born in Berkeley, California, Crossfield grew up in California and Washington.

In 1950, Crossfield joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ' ( NACA ) High-Speed Flight Station ( now the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center ) at Edwards Air Force Base, California, as an aeronautical research pilot.

Crossfield demonstrated his flight test skills on his very first student solo.

During the first spin, Crossfield experienced vibrations, banging, and noise in the aircraft that he had never encountered with his instructor.

With 99 flights in the rocket-powered X-1 and D-558-II, Crossfield had — by a wide margin — more experience with rocketplanes than any other pilot in the world by the time he left Edwards to join North American Aviation in 1955.

Mr. Giorgio was uninjured.

Mr. Vernava was uninjured.

Charlton was the first injured survivor to leave hospital, Harry Gregg and Bill Foulkes were not hospitalized since they escaped uninjured.

At first the crash seemed minor: the vehicles were hardly damaged, no one in the truck was hurt, and Gay and Woodring were uninjured.

Only when she was sure that Nichols was uninjured did Earhart take off for Cleveland but due to the time lost, she finished third.

However, Brandy continues to be mindful that she was so fortunate to be uninjured in this accident and there was a life lost that should be remembered.

When police found Brown, he appeared to have been uninjured but was shaken and distraught.

During her return, she was fired upon but was uninjured.

Hogan and Egan were both fired on, but Egan was uninjured.

He was taken prisoner in his camp along with his son Lucius, but was dismissed by Sulla uninjured.

Pakington was taken prisoner at the battle of Worcester, 3 September but soon returned home uninjured.

This time, however, the train was moving slowly and Norton was uninjured.

The rest was enclosed in a covering of silver, and committed to the care of the bishop of the city, whom she exhorted to preserve it carefully, in order that it might be transmitted uninjured to posterity.

Armstrong was involved in the crash, but was relatively uninjured, although he had to borrow a teammate's bike to finish the stage.

It is very likely that he was severely burned in the process, although he claimed he was uninjured because Christ had appeared to him in the fire and that he had been hurt afterwards when a crowd rushed to him.

The lighthouse was damaged, including the loss of its light, but its keepers remained uninjured.

All of the members were uninjured, but their visiting friend Genesis P. Orridge of Psychic TV was injured whilst escaping the fire.

Armstrong's hat had been pierced by a bullet, but he was uninjured.