Background
White, Alvin Swauger was born on December 9, 1918 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of Harold Hubbard and Ruth Amelia (Winkleman) White.
consultant aerospace scientist
White, Alvin Swauger was born on December 9, 1918 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of Harold Hubbard and Ruth Amelia (Winkleman) White.
Student, University California, Davis, 1936-1937; student, University California, Berkeley, 1937, 39-41; BME, University of California, Berkeley, 1947.
Engineer, test pilot, North America Aviation, Inc., Los Angeles, 1954-1961; chief test pilot Los Angeles division, North America Aviation, Inc., Los Angeles, 1961-1966; manager flight operations, R & D, Trans World Airlines, New York City, 1967-1969; aerospace consultant, Tuscon, since 1969.
With United States Army Air Force, 1941-1946. With United States Air Force, 1948-1954. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate, Octave Chanute award 1965), Society Experimental Text Pilots (president 1960-1961): member Delta Upsilon.
Married Betty Tomsett, April 6, 1991. Children from previous marriages: Stephen Alan, Cathie Lee, Leslie Annual.