Background
Boyd, Albert was born on November 22, 1906 in Rankin, Tennessee, United States.
Boyd, Albert was born on November 22, 1906 in Rankin, Tennessee, United States.
Student Biltmore College, 1926-1927, Air Corps Technology
During his 30-year career, he logged more than 23,000 hours of flight time in 723 military aircraft (though this number of the total number flown includes variants and sub variants of some types, and is not 723 distinct types). When he retired in 1957, he had flown every aircraft type operated by the United States Air Force, including attack, cargo, trainer, fighter, experimental, bomber, mission trainer, liaison, observation, and general aviation planes and helicopters. From 1947 to 1957, Boyd flew and approved every aircraft type acquired by the United States Air Force. His assignments included:
Chief of Flight Section at Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Commander, Experimental Test Pilot School
First Commander, United States Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base
Commander, Wright Air Development Center (Major Chuck Yeager, a test pilot in his command, was the first American pilot to test the MiG-15, associated with Operation Moolah)
Deputy Commander, Weapons System Headquarters, Air Research and Development Command
The prototype Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, modified as a racer and designated P-80R, was piloted by Colonel Boyd to a world air speed record of 623.73 mph (1,0042 km/h) on 19 June 1947.
Married Anna Lu Oheim.