Tex Johnston: Jet-Age Test Pilot |
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| Authors: | Johnston, A. M. "Tex" |
| Publisher: | Smithsonian |
| BISAC/Subject: | HIS036060, BIO023000, TEC056000 |
| ISBN: | 9781588344472, Related ISBNs: 1560989319, 1588344479, 9781560989318, 9781588344472 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 320, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: One of America's most daring and accomplished test pilots, Tex Johnston flew the first US jet airplanes and, in a career spanning the 1930s through the 1970s, helped create the jet age at such pioneering aersospace companies as Bell Aircraft and Boeing.
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