About Marion O. McKinney, Jr.
Lived 1921 – 1999 (aged 78). Marion O. McKinney, Jr. was a military flight engineer and engineer.
Marion O'Dell McKinney Jr. (July 24, 1921 – August 3, 1999) was a scientist at Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, who researched a wide variety of aerospace topics, including personal aircraft, dynamics, and aircraft configurations. Like many of his contemporaries, he conducted secret war-related research during World War II, the results of which were later declassified.
Biography He was born on July 24, 1921, in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Marion O'Dell McKinney Sr. and Louise Blackwell. He graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1942 with a degree in aeronautical engineering. In 1944 he married Betty Garner.
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American aerospace engineer (1921-1999)
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Marion O. McKinney, Jr. was born on 24 July 1921.
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Marion O. McKinney, Jr. died on 3 August 1999.
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Marion O. McKinney, Jr. was a military flight engineer and engineer.
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