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John MacDonald Miller (15 December 1905, Poughkeepsie, New York State − 23 June 2008, Poughkeepsie) was a barnstorming pilot, the first person to make a US transcontinental flight in a rotorcraft, the first to land a rotorcraft on the roof of a building, and the first to fly a scheduled US mail rotorcraft service. He was also a test pilot and airline captain. He became the oldest active pilot in the US, making his first flight on his 18th birthday and ending at the age of 101. He died aged 102.

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  • Johnny Miller (aviator) (en)
  • Johnny Miller (flygare) (sv)
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  • John MacDonald Miller (15 December 1905, Poughkeepsie, New York State − 23 June 2008, Poughkeepsie) was a barnstorming pilot, the first person to make a US transcontinental flight in a rotorcraft, the first to land a rotorcraft on the roof of a building, and the first to fly a scheduled US mail rotorcraft service. He was also a test pilot and airline captain. He became the oldest active pilot in the US, making his first flight on his 18th birthday and ending at the age of 101. He died aged 102. (en)
  • John MacDonald Miller, född 15 december 1905 i Poughkeepsie i delstaten New York, USA, död 23 juni 2008 i Poughkeepsie, var en amerikansk pilot. Johnny Miller var det äldsta barnet av tre till Theodore och Florence MacDonald Miller och växte upp i Poughkeepsie. Hans far var chef för det amerikanska företaget De Laval Cream Separator Company i Poughkeepsie, som var dotterbolag till det av Gustaf de Laval och Oscar Lamm grundade AB Separator. Fotografen Lee Miller var hans syster. Han såg vid fyra års ålder flygpionjären Glenn Curtiss landa för tankning utanför Poughkeepsie vid en tävlingsflygning mellan from Albany och staden New York City och bestämde sig då för att bli pilot. År 1915 fick han sitta i kabinen till Ruth Laws flygmaskin av typ . Strax före 18 års ålder fick han ett annat av (sv)
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  • Johnny M Miller (en)
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  • Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie (en)
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  • Poughkeepsie, New York, US (en)
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