Guy M. Townsend, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Guy M. Townsend

United States general

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1920

Place of Birth: Columbus, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 28-Mar-2011

Profession: military officer, aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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.