Search results
Elliot McKay See Jr. (July 23, 1927 – February 28, 1966) was an American engineer, naval aviator, test pilot and NASA astronaut . See received an appointment to the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 1945. He graduated in 1949 with a Bachelor of Science degree in marine engineering and a United States Naval Reserve commission, and ...
Mar 1, 2021 · Tragedy struck the NASA community on Feb. 28, 1966. Gemini-IX prime crew members Elliot M. See and Charles A. Bassett were flying a T-38 Talon aircraft from Houston to St. Louis to attend a rendezvous simulation at the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation’s plant, the manufacturer of the Gemini spacecraft. While attempting an instrument landing at ...
- John Uri
0. On February 28, 1966, a NASA Northrop T-38 Talon crashed at Lambert Field in St. Louis, Missouri, killing two Project Gemini astronauts, Elliot See and Charles Bassett. The aircraft, piloted by See, crashed into the McDonnell Aircraft building where their Gemini 9 spacecraft was being assembled. The weather was poor with rain, snow, fog, and ...
Jun 4, 2021 · Left to right: Gemini IX prime crew Elliot See and Charles Bassett (sitting) and backup crew Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan (standing). (NASA photo) Tragically, See and Bassett were killed in their T-38 on February 28, 1966, when they clipped a building at the McDonnell Aircraft plant outside St. Louis, Missouri, in rain and fog.
Elliot See and Charlie Bassett were the prime crew for Gemini 9. On February 28, 1966, they were flying in a NASA T-38 trainer to visit the McDonnell plant in St Louis, where their spacecraft was in assembly. See misjudged his landing approach, and in pulling up from the runway, hit Building 101 where the spacecraft was being assembled.
Mar 1, 2024 · Elliott Mckay See, Jr. – Commander, United States Navy Reserve. March 1, 2024 by Michael Robert Patterson. American Astronaut. Born on July 23, 1927, he was employed as a civilian Astronaut when he was killed with Captain Charles Arthur Bassett II in the crash of their T-38 jet trainer while on approach to St. Louis, Misouri, on February 28 ...
People also ask
Who is Elliot See?
When did Elliott see die?
What happened to Elliot See & Charles Bassett?
Who was Elliot McKay see?
ELLIOT M. SEE, JR., NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born in Dallas, Texas, on July 23, 1927. Died February 28, 1966, in St. Louis Missouri in the crash of a T-38 jet. He is survived by his wife Marilyn and their three children. EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science degree, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; Master of Science degree in engineering ...
