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Albert Scott Crossfield

United States Navy officer (1921-2006)
Person human Q955842
Albert Scott Crossfield
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
October 2, 1921
Date of death
April 19, 2006
Place of birth
Berkeley
Place of death
Atlanta
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
military officer, military flight engineer, aircraft pilot, astronaut, test pilot
Educated at
University of Washington, Florida Institute of Technology[12][13]
Award received
Harmon Trophy, National Aviation Hall of Fame, International Space Hall of Fame[14][15][16]
Cause of death
aviation accident[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Destination point
Manassas Regional Airport[27]
Family name
Crossfield[21]
Given name
Albert, Scott[22][23]
Manner of death
accidental death[24]
Member of the crew of
X-15[28]
Military branch
United States Navy[18]
Participated in conflict
World War II[20]
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery[10]
Start point
Prattville-Grouby Field[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Albert Scott Crossfield en Albert Crossfield en Albert S. Crossfield en Scott Crossfield de Scott Crossfield de Crossfield es Albert Scott Crossfield fr Scott Crossfield ja アルバート・スコット・クロスフィールド ja スコット・クロスフィールド ko 앨버트 스콧 크로스필드 ko 스콧 크로스필드 sv Crossfield, Albert Scott uk Альберт Скотт Кроссфілд
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000066722015
VIAF cluster ID
62007194
Library of Congress authority ID
n88226870
GND ID
105210153
Awards & Winners artist ID
0381l_
CONOR.SI ID
107433571
DDB person (GND) ID
105210153
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Scott-Crossfield
FAST ID
244533
Find a Grave memorial ID
14011429
Freebase ID
/m/0381l_
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m0381l_
Show all 22 identifiers +10
IdRef ID
075996359
JRC Names ID
404740
National Aviation Hall of Fame ID
albert-scott-crossfield
Prabook ID
1367908
SNAC ARK ID
w61z5wdt
Trading Card Database name ID
135268
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10570895
WikiTree person ID
Crossfield-26
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpPDfrqycWVRbF7WbPCwC
Yale LUX ID
person/dcaf45e4-6a27-46db-841c-c39b05e4ee58

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
astronaut, aircraft pilot, military officer
Award received 2
National Aviation Hall of Fame, Harmon Trophy
Educated at 2
University of Washington, Florida Institute of Technology
Given name 2
Albert, Scott
Cause of death 1
aviation accident
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Destination point 1
Manassas Regional Airport
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
accidental death
Member of the crew of 1
X-15
Military branch 1
United States Navy
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Berkeley
Place of burial 1
Arlington National Cemetery
Place of death 1
Atlanta
Sex or gender 1
male
← Characters 1
The Right Stuff
← Crew members 1
X-15
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Summary

Albert Scott Crossfield was born on October 2, 1921[1], in Berkeley[2]. He died on April 19, 2006[3], in Atlanta[4]. He worked as a military officer[5], military flight engineer[6], aircraft pilot[7], astronaut[8], and test pilot[9].

FAQs

Where was Albert Scott Crossfield born?

Albert Scott Crossfield was born in Berkeley[2].

Where did Albert Scott Crossfield die?

Albert Scott Crossfield died in Atlanta[4].

What did Albert Scott Crossfield do for work?

Albert Scott Crossfield worked as a military officer[5], military flight engineer[6], aircraft pilot[7], astronaut[8], and test pilot[9].

Where did Albert Scott Crossfield go to school?

Albert Scott Crossfield was educated at University of Washington[12] and Florida Institute of Technology[13].

What awards did Albert Scott Crossfield receive?

Honors received include Harmon Trophy[14], National Aviation Hall of Fame[15], and International Space Hall of Fame[16].

Related Entities

The Right Stuff United States X-15

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . ancexplorer.army.mil. ancexplorer.army.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . El Paso Times. Retrieved . nmspacemuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . cnn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → military officer, military flight engineer, aircraft pilot +2
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  2. 24w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → military officer, military flight engineer, aircraft pilot +2
    Manner of death → accidental death
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