George V. Holloman

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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 in 1938.[1] He died in a crash in Formosa in 1946.[2] Holloman Air Force Base was named after him.

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