Archie Twitchell

Biography

Archie Raymond Twitchell was an American actor and pilot born in Pendleton, Oregon on November 28, 1906. During World War II, he became a test pilot for the U.S. Army Air Forces, continuing to specialize in this area after the war. He appeared in over 110 films, including "Follow Me Quietly," before his life was cut short in a 1957 mid-air collision during a test flight of a new Douglas DC-7B airliner.