Johnny Miller (aviator)

Johnny M Miller
Johnny Miller in 1939
Born	(1905-12-15)15 December 1905 Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Died	23 June 2008(2008-06-23) (aged 102) Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Education	Pratt Institute of Technology
Known for	Barnstorming autogyro pioneer test pilot airline pilot oldest active US pilot
Spouses	Katherine North Sague Edith Mead
Relatives	Lee Miller (sister)
Aviation career
Full name	John MacDonald Miller
First flight	1922 Curtiss JN-4 Jenny
Famous flights	First US transcontinental autogyro flight First US rotorcraft scheduled mail service
Air force	US Marine Corps
Rank	Lieutenant

John MacDonald Miller (15 December 1905 − 23 June 2008) was a barnstorming pilot, the first person to make a US transcontinental flight in a rotorcraft, the first to land a rotorcraft on the roof of a building, and the first to fly a scheduled US mail rotorcraft service. He was also a test pilot and airline captain. He became the oldest active pilot in the US, making his first flight on his 18th birthday and ending at the age of 101. He died aged 102.