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Kelly Johnson was born in the remote mining town of Ishpeming, Michigan. His parents were Swedish, from the city of Malmö, county of Scania.
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In 1937, Johnson married Althea Louise Young, who worked in Lockheed's accounting department
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his first design was the 9D Orion it was the first air craft. it was the first aircraft with retractable landing gear.
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when he is only 28 Clarence becomes chief research engineer for Lockheed
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Write Brothers Medal
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he made the worlds first spy plane the U2
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his last plane was the Lockheed JetStar it was the first dedicated buisnuss jet to enter service.
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he won the collier trophy again in 1963
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his 3rd major award
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the National medal of Technology and innovation
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he made the Lockheed blackbird
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after hi first wife died he married Maryellen Elberta Meade of New York
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Los Angeles, CA is the place that Clarence Johnson dies
