Carl Cover
Carl Anson Cover | |
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Photo Courtesy of Hawaiian Airlines Archives | |
| Born | 26 April 1893 |
| Died | 27 November 1944 (aged 51) Dayton, Ohio, US |
| Cause of death | Plane Crash |
| Known for | Test Pilot/Aero-Space Executive |
| Spouse | Mina "Minette" Jeanette Miller |
| Children | 2 |
| Aviation career | |
| Famous flights | First test flight for the DC-1, DC-2, DC-3, DC-4, DC-5 |
| Air force | United States Army Air Service United States Army Air Corps United States Army Air Forces |
| Battles | World War I World War II |
| Rank | Colonel |
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Carl Anson Cover (26 April 1893 – 27 November 1944) was the chief test pilot and first to fly the Douglas Aircraft Company DC-1, DC-2, DC-3, DC-4, and the DC-5 airliners. Cover became Senior Vice President and general manager for Douglas Aircraft and later Vice President of Bell Aircraft.