Test Pilot and Engineer Robert M. Stanley (1912 - 1977) became the first American to fly a jet aircraft on October 2, 1942, as a civilian test pilot for Bell Aircraft. He flew the Bell XP-59A Airacomet, which was the United States' first turbojet aircraft. The flight took place at Muroc Dry Lake, California. Wikipedia
The "Canadianizer" was created by Rob Stanley and Andrew Chak . This site was awarded a prize by a Toronto radio station (102.1 FM "The Edge") and a software company "InContext Spider" . www.efc.ca/pages/pr/efc-pr.01feb96.html
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