Melvin B. Zisfein
Aircraft designer; deputy director of the U.S. National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
About Melvin B. Zisfein
Lived 1926 – 1995 (aged 69). Melvin B. Zisfein was a military flight engineer and engineer.
Melvin B. Zisfein (1926–1995) was an aircraft designer and a Deputy Director of the U.S. National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
Zisfein graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with degrees in aeronautical engineering (B.S. 1948; M.S. 1948) and worked as a designer, aerodynamicist, and manager for aircraft companies from then until 1966.
Zisfein published a book, Flight: A Panorama of Aviation in 1981, and a number of other books and professional publications. Some of his papers are kept at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
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Who was Melvin B. Zisfein?
Aircraft designer; deputy director of the U.S. National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC (1926–1995)
When was Melvin B. Zisfein born?
Melvin B. Zisfein was born on 9 May 1926.
When did Melvin B. Zisfein die?
Melvin B. Zisfein died on 23 May 1995.
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Melvin B. Zisfein was a military flight engineer and engineer.
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