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He was later accepted and became a combat fighter pilot and qualified for the test pilot program at Edwards AFB.
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John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Navy test pilot, Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 and, of course, Apollo 13.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Born on March 25, 1928, in Cleveland, Lovell had served as a naval air test pilot when he was first selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1962.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
Wilmore, a Naval officer and test pilot who served in 21 combat missions, joined NASA’s astronaut corps in 2000.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Navy test pilot, Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 and, of course, Apollo 13.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Born on March 25, 1928, in Cleveland, Lovell had served as a naval air test pilot when he was first selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1962.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
Wilmore, a Naval officer and test pilot who served in 21 combat missions, joined NASA’s astronaut corps in 2000.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for test pilot
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An 82-year-old Alaskan bush pilot is seeking to take his fight over a $95,000 airplane and a few cans of beer to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to his lawyers.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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On August 19, after climbers and supplies had been organized and a weather window opened up, Alaskan bush pilot Don Sheldon flew the team straight into the Kahiltna Glacier at 9,800 feet to start climbing—nearly three thousand feet above the usual base camp elevation.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The pilot, a 41-year-old man, as well as a 58-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy, sustained minor injuries in the crash, police said.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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And more than 90% of occupiers are running corporate real estate AI pilots, according to the report.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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Princess Kate's late grandfather Captain Peter Middleton was a RAF pilot and even reportedly served as Prince Philip's copilot during a tour of South America in 1962. Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage?—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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That system then employs copilots and agentic AI to handle myriad tasks inside an organization.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Sep. 2025
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The country ace admitted the decision to split them would be a tough one.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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Toronto won the opener in Canada, but Los Angeles bounced back to take Game 2 behind a complete game from ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Test pilot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/test%20pilot. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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