Benjamin S. Kelsey
(1906-1981)
United States Air Force general
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Benjamin Scovill Kelsey (March 9, 1906 – March 3, 1981) was an American aeronautical engineer and test pilot. Serving as America's chief fighter projects officer, he helped bring success in World War II to the United States Army Air Forces by initiating the manufacture of innovative fighter aircraft designs, and by working to quickly increase American fighter production to meet the needs of the coming war.
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9 March 1906 Waterbury, Connecticut
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3 March 1981 (aged 74) Stevensburg, Virginia, U.S.
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