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Famed aviator Scott Crossfield dies in plane crash

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Scott Crossfield, the University of Washington graduate who was the first
man to fly at twice the speed of sound, was found dead Thursday in the
wreckage of his single-engine plane in Georgia.

Crossfield, 84, dueled with Chuck Yeager a half century ago in piloting
rocket-powered aircraft. He helped design and then piloted the X-15 rocket
plane. He was a legend to aeronautic students at the UW, but he considered
his cutting-edge career an ordinary profession.