Personal: Male. Died in first crash of a B-52.

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: Test Pilot (USAF). Deceased

Fleming was the fourth-ranked US Navy Ace of World War II, credited with 19 air-to-air victories in the Pacific, finally being shot down over Tokyo two days before the war's end. He was awarded of the Navy Cross and five Air Medals. He transferred to the Army Air Corps, then became a test pilot when the Air Corps became the Air Force in 1947, participating in numerous test projects at Edwards Air Force Base, until dying in the first crash of a B-52.

6 October 1949 - XS-1 Flight 126. AF flight 51. Pilot familiarization.