George Vernon Holloman (1902–1946) with
Carl J. Crane developed and demonstrated an
automatic landing system for airplanes. For their invention they were awarded the
Mackay Trophy
The Mackay Trophy is awarded yearly by the United States Air Force for the "most meritorious flight of the year" by an Air Force person, persons, or organization. The trophy is housed in the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Muse ...
in 1938. He died in a crash in
Formosa in 1946.
Holloman Air Force Base
Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base established in 1942 located six miles (10 km) southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, and a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. Th ...
was named after him.
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1902 births
1946 deaths
Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in China
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1946
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Taiwan