Joseph Summers
Military Person
1904 – 1954
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Who was Joseph Summers?
Captain Joseph "Mutt" Summers, CBE, was chief test pilot at Vickers-Armstrongs and Supermarine.
During his career Summers flew numerous prototype aircraft first flights, from the Supermarine Spitfire, to the Vickers Valiant. He also holds the current second place record for 366 general types tested, below Eric "Winkle" Brown's 487.
Summers also holds the highest number of flying hours of any test pilot in the world; he clocked up over 5,600 flying hours. He also flew over 300 different types of aeroplane.
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