Richard H. Frost
Richard H. Frost, a former Bell Aircraft Corp. test pilot and founder of the Frost Engineering Development Corp., died Nov. 4 of cancer. As project engineer for the Bell X-1 rocket aircraft, Frost was the chase pilot when Charles (Chuck) Yeager first exceeded Mach 1 in the X-1. Frost held more than...
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