This book provides a glimpse into David Stoddard’s amazing life contributions to advance the frontiers of flight. It contains a collection of photos, awards, and memorabilia from WWII to NASA Dryden Flight Research Center programs such as: X-15 Hypersonic Rocket Plane, Lifting Body Research Vehicles, Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV), and Digital Fly-by-Wire (DFBW) programs. David was not just another guy in the trenches. Without him, without his expertise, without his meticulous work ethic, who knows what might have transpired. He was an important and integral part of making America’s quest for faster and higher flight a reality.