Robert N. Buck

Robert Nietzel Buck ( * January 29, 1914, † 14 April 2007) broke the speed record in 1930 for transatlantic flights, besides, he was the youngest pilot who has ever received in the United States, a pilot's license.

Biography

He was the son of A. C. Buck and started back in 1930 at the age of 16 years with the flight instruction in a Kinner. After a successful test flight he got the license with the number 13478th

On October 4, 1930 Robert unterbat the transatlantic speed record for juniors in a PA -6 Pitcairn Mailwing named " Yankee Clipper ". He needed to route a total of 23 hours and 47 minutes actual flying time. In junior records only counts the actual flying time, the ground time is not gezählt.Robert said on February 6, 2005. "I was the youngest to fly coast to coast and did record stands quietly I had my license at 16 and after that, They raised the minimum age to 17 With that change no one Could break my record. "

In 1937 he began to work as a pilot for the airline TWA. In 1945 he became chief pilot. Up to seinenm retired in 1974 at the age of 60 he went to this profession. He flew the first Lockheed Constellation of TWA in 1945 and in 1970 he flew the first Boeing 747 also for TWA. It was flight number 800 from New York City to Paris. In 1965 he flew along with several other pilots in a Boeing 707 from the South to the North Pole.

President Truman awarded him a merit mark.

Captain Buck died on 14 April 2007.

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  • Born in 1914
  • Died in 2007
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