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Topic: John Myers, Northrop Test Pilot Died
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micropooz
Member Posts: 1512
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 02-11-2008 06:32 PM
   
The print edition of the Washington Post today carried the obit of John Myers, a test pilot for Northrop back in the 1940's. Myers was best known for the engineering test flights of the Northrop P-61 Black Widow fighter and the flying wing aircraft. He toured the Pacific theater to demo the P-61 to fighter pilots during WWII. One of the test flights he performed on flying wing aircraft was the first glide flight of the Northrop MX-334, the unpowered version of America's first rocketplane, the MX-324.Nyers, 96, was a Harvard Law School graduate and executive of Northrop as well as being a test pilot. He died Feb. 7 in Beverly Hills, Ca. Unfortunately the online version of the Washington Post does not seem to carry this obit. If any of you would like a scan of the printed obit, please send me an e-mail. |
machbusterman
Member Posts: 1778
From: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Registered: May 2004
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posted 02-12-2008 02:00 PM
From the LA Times quote:
John W. Myers, a business executive and renowned test pilot during World War II whose extraordinary flying skills earned him the nickname "Maestro," has died. He was 96.Myers died in his sleep Thursday at his home in Beverly Hills, said Janice Merriweather, his longtime assistant. "For us, he was a legend of legends," hotel magnate and aviation enthusiast Barron Hilton said in a statement Friday. "He was truly a pioneer and inspired many test pilots who looked up to him as their idol."
RIP Maestro!! |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 02-12-2008 02:12 PM
Thanks for the long biography, Derek. Myers was indeed one of the pioneers among test pilots. If only everyone could live such long and fruitful lives... |
machbusterman
Member Posts: 1778
From: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Registered: May 2004
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posted 02-12-2008 03:25 PM
It was much longer than the post above Mark... but it has been edited down to a few lines... and not by me.- Derek  |
Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-12-2008 03:27 PM
The full text can still be read by following the link to the Los Angeles Times website. A reminder, articles published on other websites, especially those belonging to other news organizations, are copyrighted and may not be reprinted in full without permission of their owner. Fair use allows an excerpt and link to the original source. |
albatron@aol.com
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posted 02-12-2008 03:38 PM
Doesn't the LA Times require a password etc to access specific obits? |
Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-12-2008 03:42 PM
If it does (and the above link loaded for me without entering any password without signing in), registration is free. |
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