Johnny Miller (aviator)

Johnny M Miller
Johnny Miller in 1939
Born(1905-12-15)15 December 1905
Died23 June 2008(2008-06-23) (aged 102)
Resting placePoughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
EducationPratt Institute of Technology
Known for
  • Barnstorming
  • autogyro pioneer
  • test pilot
  • airline pilot
  • oldest active US pilot
Spouses
  • Katherine North Sague
  • Edith Mead
RelativesLee Miller (sister)
Aviation career
Full nameJohn MacDonald Miller
First flight1922
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny
Famous flightsFirst US transcontinental autogyro flight
First US rotorcraft scheduled mail service
Air forceUS Marine Corps
RankLieutenant

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.