Edward H. White II

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Birth Name: Edward Higgins White II

Born: 14 November 1930 Died: 27 January 1967

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 11"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Patricia Eileen Finegan

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Description: Ed White (Lt Col, USAF) was an American aeronautical engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. After graduating from West Point in 1952 with a Bachelor of Science degree, White was sent to flight training, and assigned to the 22nd Fighter Day Squadron at Bitburg Air Base, West Germany. There, he flew in F-86 Sabre and F-100 Super Sabre squadrons. In 1958, he enrolled in the University of Michigan to study aeronautical engineering. White then received test pilot training at Edwards Air Force Base, California, before being assigned as a test pilot for the Aeronautical Systems Division at Wright-Patterson ... (more)