Jerauld R. Gentry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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US Air Force officer
Date of Birth: 16-May-1935
Place of Birth: Enid, Oklahoma, United States
Date of Death: 03-Mar-2003
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Jerauld R. Gentry
- Jerauld Richard "Jerry" Gentry (May 16, 1935 – March 3, 2003) was a United States Air Force (USAF) test pilot and Vietnam combat veteran.
- As chief USAF pilot of the Lifting Body Research Program, he helped validate the concept of flying a wingless vehicle back to Earth from space and landing it like an aircraft—an approach used by the Space Shuttle and to a greater degree by vehicles such as the Lockheed Martin X-33 and NASA X-38.
- Gentry completed thirty lifting body flights including the first flight of the Martin-Marietta X-24A and the second flight of the Northrop HL-10.
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