Tex Johnston

Tex Johnston
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Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 9781588344472
ISBN-13 : 1588344479
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Book Synopsis Tex Johnston by : A. M. "Tex" Johnston

Download or read book Tex Johnston written by A. M. "Tex" Johnston and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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