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Kelly Johnson

American aeronautical engineer
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Clarence Leonard Johnson
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Feb. 27, 1910, Ishpeming, Mich., U.S.
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Dec. 21, 1990, Burbank, Calif. (aged 80)

Kelly Johnson (born Feb. 27, 1910, Ishpeming, Mich., U.S.—died Dec. 21, 1990, Burbank, Calif.) was a highly innovative American aeronautical engineer and designer. Johnson received his B.S. (1932) and M.S. (1933) degrees from the University of Michigan before beginning his career with the Lockheed Corporation in 1933. As head of the “Skunk Works,” Lockheed’s secret development unit, he helped design more than 40 airplanes. Among them were the P-38 Lightning (see photograph ); in 1943 the P-80 (later F-80) Shooting Star, the first American jet fighter to go into production; the Constellation (designated C-69 in its military transport role) and ...(100 of 207 words)

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