Guy M. Townsend Military person

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.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 25, 1920
Birth place	Columbus Mississippi
Date of death	March 28, 2011
Place of death	Mercer Island Washington

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award	Legion of Merit James H. Doolittle Award Aerospace Walk of Honor Air Medal Presidential Unit Citation (United States) Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
military operations	Cold War World War II
military branch	United States Air Force
military command	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
service start	1941