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Kelly Johnson

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Clarence Kelly Johnson was an American aeronautical engineer, born in 1910 and died in 1990, who led Lockheed's Skunk Works advanced-projects division as its first team leader for more than four decades, becoming vice president of advanced development projects in 1958 and continuing as a consultant after his 1975 retirement. He played a leading role in the design of more than forty aircraft, including the P-38 Lightning, the first fighter to exceed 400 miles per hour, the high-altitude U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, and the SR-71 Blackbird, the first operational aircraft family capable of sustained flight at three times the speed of sound.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1910 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1910-02-27 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1990 1
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1990-12-21 1
NationalitySourced to the subject's own account
American 1
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  • lead sentence, Wikipedia article "Kelly Johnson"
    was an American aeronautical and systems engineer.
  • lead sentence dates, Wikipedia article "Kelly Johnson" (birth date)
    February 27, 1910, December 21, 1990
  • lead sentence dates, Wikipedia article "Kelly Johnson" (birth year)
    February 27, 1910, December 21, 1990
  • lead sentence dates, Wikipedia article "Kelly Johnson" (death date)
    February 27, 1910, December 21, 1990
  • lead sentence dates, Wikipedia article "Kelly Johnson" (death year)
    February 27, 1910, December 21, 1990
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He led the design of more than forty aircraft, including the P-38, U-2 and SR-71.

Johnson was an American aeronautical engineer who led Lockheed's Skunk Works advanced-projects division as its first team leader for more than four decades. He played a leading role in the design of more than forty aircraft, including the P-38 Lightning, the first fighter to exceed 400 miles per hour, the high-altitude U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, and the SR-71 Blackbird, the first operational aircraft family capable of sustained flight at three times the speed of sound.
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