Theodore Freeman

Theodore C. Freeman was a NASA astronaut and a captain in the United States Air Force. He was born February 18, 1930, in Haverford, Pennsylvania and died October 31, 1964, at Ellington Air Force Base, Houston, Texas, in the crash of a T-38 jet. He was survived by his wife Faith Clark Freeman and one daughter, Faith Huntington.

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NASA - Astronaut - United States Air Force - February 18 - 1930 - Haverford, Pennsylvania - October 31 - 1964 - Ellington Air Force Base - Houston, Texas - T-38

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Freeman completed his secondary education in 1948. He attended the University of Delaware at Newark for one year, then entered the United States Naval Academy and graduated in 1953 with a Bachelor of Science degree. In 1960, he received a Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Michigan. Freeman was also a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.

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1948 - University of Delaware - United States Naval Academy - 1953 - Bachelor of Science - 1960 - Master of Science - Aeronautical engineering - University of Michigan - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - Society of Experimental Test Pilots

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Freeman graduated from both the Air Force's Experimental Test Pilot and Aerospace Research Pilot Courses. He elected to serve with the Air Force. His last Air Force assignment was as a flight test aeronautical engineer and experimental flight test instructor at the Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert.

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Edwards Air Force Base - Mojave Desert

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He served primarily in performance flight testing and stability testing areas. He logged more than 3,300 hours flying time, including more than 2,400 hours in jet aircraft. Freeman was one of the third group of astronauts selected by NASA in October 1963.

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Third group of astronauts - 1963

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On October 31, 1964, Theodore Freeman was killed when a goose smashed through the cockpit canopy of his T-38 Talon jet trainer. Flying shards of Plexiglas entered the jet engine intake and caused the engine to flameout. Freeman ejected from the stricken aircraft, but was too close to the ground for his parachute to open properly.

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October 31 - 1964 - Goose - Cockpit - T-38 Talon - Plexiglas - Jet engine - Aircraft - Parachute

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