Apollo Soucek (February 24, 1897 – July 22, 1955) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy, who was a record-breaking test pilot during 1929 and 1930...
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Naval Air Station Oceana (redirect from Apollo Soucek Field)
master jet base. The airfield is known as Apollo Soucek Field, named after Lieutenant (later Admiral) Apollo Soucek, a Navy test pilot who set the global...
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driver Apollo Soucek, American pilot Dan Soucek, American politician Filip Souček, Czech footballer František Souček, Czech athlete Jan Souček, Czech...
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scientist Apollo Soucek (1897–1955), American test pilot and vice admiral Apollo (crater), a basin on the far side of the Moon 1862 Apollo, a near-Earth...
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Norfolk (Chambers Field) 27,953 Virginia Beach NTU NTU KNTU NAS Oceana (Apollo Soucek Field) Quantico NYG NYG KNYG MCAF Quantico (Turner Field) Wallops Island...
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April 6 Flying the Wright XF3W-1 Apache, United States Navy Lieutenant Apollo Soucek sets a world altitude record, climbing to 43,166 feet (13,157 meters)...
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naval aviators holding the rank of rear admiral (Daniel V. Gallery, Apollo Soucek and Edgar A. Cruise.) The team's name was an obvious play on the name...
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on Navy Day, 27 October 1945, at the New York Naval Shipyard. Capt. Apollo Soucek was the ship's first commanding officer. During her shakedown cruise...
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Naval Base Coronado Navy Region Southwest Naval Air Station Oceana Apollo Soucek Field Virginia Beach Virginia N/A Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Naval Air...
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the XF3W piloted by Apollo Soucek set the world altitude record for seaplanes of 38,500 ft (11,700 m); on 6 April 1930, Soucek set the landplane altitude...
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