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Clarence is born
Kelly Johnson was born in the remote mining town of Ishpeming, Michigan. His parents were Swedish, from the city of Malmö, county of Scania. -
1937, Johnson married Althea Louise Young
In 1937, Johnson married Althea Louise Young, who worked in Lockheed's accounting department -
his first plane design
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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Clarence became chief research engineer in 1938.
when he is only 28 Clarence becomes chief research engineer for Lockheed -
His first major award
Write Brothers Medal -
Worlds first spy plane
he made the worlds first spy plane the U2 -
Clarence's last plane
his last plane was the Lockheed JetStar it was the first dedicated buisnuss jet to enter service.
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Collier trophy
he won the collier trophy again in 1963 -
National Medal Of Science for Engineering
his 3rd major award -
his last major award
the National medal of Technology and innovation -
the fastest plane of the time
he made the Lockheed blackbird -
May 1971, he married his secretary Maryellen Elberta Meade of New York
after hi first wife died he married Maryellen Elberta Meade of New York -
12/21/1990 Clarence dies
Los Angeles, CA is the place that Clarence Johnson dies
