Part 8
 Twining, Nathan F. (1897-1982). Commanded Thirteenth and Fifteenth
 Air Forces during World War II. Directed final Twentieth Air Force
 operations against Japan. Commanded Air Materiel Command and Alaskan
 Air Command. Air Force Chief of Staff from 1953 to 1957. First Air
 Force general to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from 1957
 to 1960. 1976.
 Vandenberg, Hoyt S. (1899-1954). USAF general and military aviator.
 Served in a number of high-level positions in World War II, includ-
 ing command of Ninth Air Force. Helped plan the Normandy invasion.
 Air Force Chief of Staff from 1948 to 1953. 1991.
 von Braun, Wernher (1912-1977). Developed rocket-powered ballistic
 missiles, satellites, space probes, and Earth-orbiting and lunar
 spacecraft that made up US manned space program. 1982.
 von Karman, Theodore (1881-1963). Developed theoretical studies and
 practical applications of aerodynamics to improve aircraft perform-
 ance. Developed rocketry in creating intercontinental ballistic
 missiles. 1983.
 von Ohain, Hans P. (born 1911). Aerospace scientist. Conceived the
 idea for jet propulsion. Designed and produced a successful liquid-
 fueled engine. Chief scientist of USAF's Aerospace Research Labora-
 tories from 1963 to 1975 and chief scientist, Aero Propulsion
 Laboratory, from 1975 to 1979. 1990.
 Vought, Chance M. (1890-1930). Designed VE-7, first airplane to land
 on USS Langley (the Navy's first aircraft carrier), the OU-1 (the
 Navy's first aircraft to be catapult-launched), and F4U Corsair of
 World War II. Started what became LTV, which built the F-8 and the
 A-7 jet aircraft. 1989.
 Wade, Leigh (1896-1991). Flight-tested and achieved record-setting
 performances with new and improved aircraft and equipment. Partici-
 pated in 1924 round-the-world flight. 1974.
 Walden, Henry W. (1883-1964). Conceived, built, and demonstrated
 manned flight in the first successful monoplane in the United
 States. 1964.
 Wells, Edward C. (1910-1986). Aerospace designer. Served as chief
 engineer, vice president, and general manager at Boeing. Under his
 direction, Boeing won the first-phase development contract for the
 X-20 Dyna-Soar and the assembly and test of the Air Force Minute-
 man. Directed the design development of the Boeing B-17 Flying
 Fortress, B-29 Superfortress, and other jet transport aircraft.
 1991.
 Wilson, Thornton A. (born 1921). Developed many Boeing aircraft
 and missiles. Led the planning, development, and production of
 such jetliners as the 707, 727, 737, and 747. 1983.
 Woolman, Collett Everman "C. E." (1889-1966). Airline executive.
 Proved that aerial application was a highly effective weapon against
 agricultural pests. Ran the world's first aerial crop dusting
 company, which evolved into Delta Airlines. 1994.
 Wright, Orville (1871-1948). Co-invented first successful man-
 carrying airplane. Became the first person to fly an airplane
 that achieved controlled, powered flight. Unlocked the secret of
 powered flight. 1962.
 Wright, Wilbur (1867-1912). Co-invented first successful man-
 carrying airplane. Showed unfailing devotion to the task of
 unlocking the secret of powered flight. 1962.
 Yeager, Charles E. (born 1923). Recorded 13 aerial victories in
 World War II. Conducted test flights that led to supersonic flight
 in the X-1. Contributed to aerospace research and safety. 1973.
 Young, John W. (born 1930). Was first astronaut to go into space
 six times (Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10, Apollo 16, STS-1, and
 STS-9). Honored as leader of the US space program. 1988.
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