Michael John " Mike " Lithgow , OBE ( 30 August 1920 – 22 October 1963 ) was a British aviator and chief test pilot for Vickers Supermarine who became the holder of the World Absolute Air Speed Record in 1953 flying a Supermarine Swift . He died when the prototype BAC One-Eleven airliner crashed in 1963
crashed in 1963
1963 BAC One-Eleven test crash
Mike Lithgow