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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
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  • 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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serviceyears
  • 1941(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1920-10-25(xsd:date)
Commands
  • 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
Branch
  • 25(xsd:integer)
death place
Name
  • Guy M. Townsend III
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  • right
Caption
  • Colonel Guy Townsend at Edwards Air Force Base in 1964
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  • 35.0
Birth Place
  • Columbus, Mississippi
Awards
  • Legion of Merit
  • Air Medal
  • Distinguished Flying Cross
  • Presidential Unit Citation
  • Aerospace Walk of Honor
  • Distinguished Unit Citation Emblem
  • James H. Doolittle Award
  • Pathfinder Award
death date
  • 2011-03-28(xsd:date)
Rank
  • 25(xsd:integer)
Allegiance
Battles
laterwork
  • Aerospace Executive
Source
  • Bob Robbins, B-47 test pilot
Quote
  • Guy did a fantastic job of demonstrating the aircraft to K.B. It was Guy Townsend that really sold the airplane.
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  • 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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