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John A. Macready : ウィキペディア英語版 | John A. Macready
John Arthur Macready (October 14, 1887 – September 15, 1979) was an American test pilot and aviator. He was the only three-time recipient of the Mackay Trophy, receiving the trophy three consecutive years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=John A. Macready )〕 Macready won the MacKay Trophy three times: once for the altitude flight, once for the transcontinental flight, and once for an endurance flight of 36 hours, 4 minutes and 32 seconds. ==History== Born in San Diego, California, Macready received a bachelor's degree in economics from Stanford University in 1912.〔 He enlisted in the Army in 1917, earning his pilot's wings at Rockwell Field, in San Diego. He quickly rose to the position of flight instructor at the Army Pilot School at Brooks Field, Texas. While based at Brooks Field Lt. Macready wrote a basic flight manual for student pilots, ''The All Thru System of Flying Instructions''. The book became the U.S. military's basic flight manual during the early years of aviation.
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