Scott Crossfield Autographs
Albert Scott Crossfield (October 2, 1921 – April 19, 2006) was an American naval officer and test pilot. In 1953, he became the first pilot to fly at twice the speed of sound. Crossfield was the first of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the United States Air Force and NASA.
Born October 2, 1921, in Berkeley, California, Scott Crossfield grew up in southern California and rural southwest Washington, a son of Albert Scott Crossfield, Sr. (May 13, 1887 – October 21, 1954) and his first wife Maria Lucia Dwyer (March 8, 1892 – March 23, 1960).
Crossfield graduated from Boistfort High School southwest of Chehalis, attended the University of Washington in Seattle, then worked for Boeing. He served with the U.S. Navy as a flight instructor and fighter pilot during World War II. During this time, he flew the F6F Hellcat and F4U Corsair fighters, as well as SNJ trainers, and a variety of other aircraft. He married Alice Virginia Knoph (June 27, 1920 – September 23, 2015) on 21 April 1943 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was of Norwegian descent and had attended Garfield High School in Seattle. From 1946 to 1950, he worked in the University of Washington's Kirsten Wind Tunnel while earning his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in aeronautical engineering in 1949 and 1950, respectively. Their son Paul Stanley Crossfield was born in 1952 while the Crossfields resided in California.
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Traded items with a signature of Scott Crossfield
The most expensive item with a signature of Scott Crossfield (HISTORIC SIGNED TOPPING X-15 Rocketship model w/ PROOF by Scott Crossfield) was sold in June 2014 for $995.95 while the cheapest item (Scott Crossfield Signed Piece of Paper - 3.5 x 2.5 - Test Pilot) found a new owner for $0.99 in March 2016. The month with the most items sold (9) was June 2014 with an average selling price of $94.00 for an autographed item of Scott Crossfield. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2022 with $450.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.51 was September 2011. In average, an autographed item from Scott Crossfield is worth $24.99.
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