Tex Johnston by A. M. "Tex" Johnston

Tex Johnston by A. M. "Tex" Johnston

Author:A. M. "Tex" Johnston [Johnston, A. M. “Tex”]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-58834-447-2
Publisher: Smithsonian
Published: 2014-12-02T00:00:00+00:00


Beginnings

The barnstormer. Tex Johnston, licensed pilot and aircraft mechanic, 1934.

First pilot’s license.

The Curtiss Challenger-powered Command Aire, on farmer’s field, ready for business, 1934.

Tex and Command Aire in winter. Open cockpits were cold. Many-layered, cold-weather flight gear helped.

Tex and his understanding, loving mother, Ella Viola Johnston, with Command Aire, Emporia, Kansas.

Tex with his father, Alva Merril Johnston, whose serious, objective views and cooperative loving assistance helped launch the future test pilot’s career.



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