Guy M. Townsend
Guy Mannering Townsend III (October 25, 1920 – March 28, 2011) was a retired United States Air Force brigadier general, test pilot, and combat veteran. As an Air Force officer, he served as chief of bomber test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, flew as co-pilot on the first flight of the B-52 Stratofortress, was test force director for the XB-70 Valkyrie, and served as program director for the C-5 Galaxy and B-1 Lancer. He was the first military pilot to fly the B-47 Stratojet, B-50 Superfortress, B-52 Stratofortress, and the prototype of the KC-135 Stratotanker. During his years at Boeing, he was the head of the Supersonic Transport operations organization.
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Guy M. Townsend
Guy Mannering Townsend III (October 25, 1920 – March 28, 2011) was a retired United States Air Force brigadier general, test pilot, and combat veteran. As an Air Force officer, he served as chief of bomber test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, flew as co-pilot on the first flight of the B-52 Stratofortress, was test force director for the XB-70 Valkyrie, and served as program director for the C-5 Galaxy and B-1 Lancer. He was the first military pilot to fly the B-47 Stratojet, B-50 Superfortress, B-52 Stratofortress, and the prototype of the KC-135 Stratotanker. During his years at Boeing, he was the head of the Supersonic Transport operations organization.
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Chief of Bomber Test, WPAFB
Chief of Requirements Division, SAC
Deputy Commander, Op. Power Flite
Director Materiel, 93rd Bomb Wing
Director of Flight Test, AFFTC
Director, B-1 SPO
Director, C-5 SPO
Test Force Director, XB-70
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Aerospace Walk of Honor
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Air Medal
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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James H. Doolittle Award
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Pathfinder Award
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Cold War
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1920-10-25
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Colonel Guy Townsend at Edwards Air Force Base in 1964
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Chief of Bomber Test, WPAFB
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Chief of Requirements Division, SAC
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Deputy Commander, Op. Power Flite
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Director Materiel, 93rd Bomb Wing
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Director of Flight Test, AFFTC
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Director, C-5 SPO
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Test Force Director, XB-70
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2011-03-28
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Aerospace Executive
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Bob Robbins, B-47 test pilot
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