Major Wilbert “Doug” Pearson

Major Wilbert “Doug” Pearson

United States Air Force Major Wilbert "Doug" Pearson created history on September 13, 1985, when he managed to perform the first and only air-to-space kill ever recorded when he shot down a satellite with his F-15A fighter jet.

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