Donovan Reese Berlin (June 13, 1898 – May 17, 1982) was an American military aircraft designer and aircraft industry executive. Among the many designs with which he is associated, are the Curtiss P-36 Hawk, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk and Fisher P-75 Eagle. His name is "synonymous with the development of military aviation". He designed aircraft that were safe, rugged and "a pilot's joy."
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| - Donovan Reese Berlin (June 13, 1898 – May 17, 1982) was an American military aircraft designer and aircraft industry executive. Among the many designs with which he is associated, are the Curtiss P-36 Hawk, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk and Fisher P-75 Eagle. His name is "synonymous with the development of military aviation". He designed aircraft that were safe, rugged and "a pilot's joy."
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| - Don R. Berlin, September 1940
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| - Designed the Curtiss P-36 Hawk, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, Curtiss SO3C Seamew, Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender and Fisher P-75 Eagle; supervised the design of the Curtiss C-46 Commando and Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
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| - Curtiss-Wright: 1934–1941
- Curtiss-Wright: 1963–1973
- Douglas Aircraft Company: 1926–1929
- E.F. Felt: 1978–1979
- Fisher Body, GM: 1942–1947
- McDonnell Aircraft: 1947–1953
- Northrop Corporation: 1929–1934
- Piasecki/Vertol/Boeing: 1953–1963
- W. Pat Crow Forgings: 1973–1978
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| - Honorary Doctorate, Engineering, Purdue University
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| - Charles N. Berlin, Maude Easter Berlin
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| - Donovan Reese Berlin (June 13, 1898 – May 17, 1982) was an American military aircraft designer and aircraft industry executive. Among the many designs with which he is associated, are the Curtiss P-36 Hawk, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk and Fisher P-75 Eagle. His name is "synonymous with the development of military aviation". He designed aircraft that were safe, rugged and "a pilot's joy."
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