Bob Gilliland has more test flight hours at Mach 2 and 3 than any other pilot in the world. He has been recognized and honored for his work many times. In the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum, he is honored for making one of the greatest contributions to aviation in his time as a test pilot/astronaut joining the 7 Mercury astronauts, Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes in the same honor.
Test Pilot Bob Gilliland…
Bob & Louis Zamperini
Bob & Neil Armstrong
Bob and his brother Frank
Bob in cockpit
Bob in front of SR-71
Bob in front of SR-71
Bob in Korea
Cover of Aviation Magazine with the Republic F-84 Thunderjet