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After the war, Welch became the chief test pilot for [[North American Aviation]] and flew the first prototypes of the F-86 Sabre. On one of these flights, Welch actually broke the sound barrier (before Yeager’s famous flight) while in a dive. He later test-flew the [[F-100 Super Sabre]]. George Welch was killed during a demonstration flight in 1954 when his Super Sabre crashed due to a design flaw.<ref>[http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0113.shtml First Supersonic Jet]</ref>
After the war, Welch became the chief test pilot for [[North American Aviation]] and flew the first prototypes of the F-86 Sabre. On one of these flights, Welch actually broke the sound barrier (before Yeager’s famous flight) while in a dive. He later test-flew the [[F-100 Super Sabre]]. George Welch was killed during a demonstration flight in 1954 when his Super Sabre crashed due to a design flaw.<ref>[http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0113.shtml First Supersonic Jet]</ref>
==See Also==
==See also==
*[[Boyd Wagner]]
*[[Boyd Wagner]]
*[[Edward O'Hare]]
*[[Edward O'Hare]]