Herb Hoover
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For the 31st president of the United States, see Herbert Hoover.
Herbert Henry Hoover (May 18, 1912 – August 14, 1952)[1] was an American NACA experimental test pilot who, on March 10, 1948, became the first civilian and second person to break the sound barrier,[2] a feat for which he was awarded the Air Medal "for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight." Hoover flew the iconic orange Bell X-1 during this historic flight. During his short career with NACA, Hoover completed more than a dozen supersonic flights.