Herbert O. Fisher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American test pilot; Aviation executive
Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1909
Place of Birth: Tonawanda, New York, United States
Date of Death: 29-Jul-1990
Profession: test pilot
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Herbert O. Fisher
- Herbert O.
- Fisher (March 6, 1909 – July 29, 1990) was an American test pilot and an aviation executive, overseeing aviation projects at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
- He worked for the Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
- Fisher flew as a pilot for over 50 years, racking up 19,351 accident and violation free hours. During World War II Fisher was sent to the China-Burma-India theater to train the Flying Tigers as a civilian.
- He flew many combat missions and was awarded the Air Medal by Franklin D.
- Roosevelt. Disproving the public perception of the heroic test pilot, among his peers, the portly Fisher was considered one of the premiere pilots of his time.
- "Herbert O.
- Fisher is one of those people who generally went unnoticed.
- That is until he climbed into the cockpit of an airplane."
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