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Donald S. Lopez Sr. was born on 15 July, 1923 in Brooklyn, New York, is a Donald Sewell Lopez Sr. was United States Army Air Forces. Discover Donald S. Lopez Sr.'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?
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85 years old |
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Cancer |
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15 July 1923 |
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15 July |
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Brooklyn, New York |
| Date of death |
2008 |
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Durham, North Carolina |
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United States
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Donald S. Lopez Sr. Height, Weight & Measurements
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Donald S. Lopez Sr. Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Donald S. Lopez Sr. worth at the age of 85 years old? Donald S. Lopez Sr.’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated Donald S. Lopez Sr.'s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Donald Sewell Lopez Sr. (July 15, 1923 – March 3, 2008) was a United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force fighter and test pilot and until his death the deputy director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
Lopez was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 15, 1923.
He showed an interest in aviation at an early age.
He often rode his bike to Floyd Bennett Field where he occasionally got free flights from a family friend.
During his teenage years, his family moved to Tampa, Florida, inside the traffic pattern of Drew Army Air Field, so he could see Army Air Corps fighters flying overhead.
That hardened his resolve to become a fighter pilot.
The unit was part of the 23rd Fighter Group, successor to the famed Flying Tigers.
He became an ace, credited with shooting down five Japanese fighters, four in a P-40 Warhawk and one in a P-51 Mustang, while flying 101 missions.
Lopez learned to fly in college, then volunteered for the Army Air Forces Aviation Cadet Program when the age limit was lowered to 18 in early 1942.
Lopez returned to Florida in 1945 and served as a fighter test pilot at Eglin Field, flying most of the early jet fighters.
In 1948 he married Glindel Barron, sister of Florida State Senator Dempsey Barron.
He and Glindel have two children, Joy Lopez and Donald S. Lopez Jr. (currently a professor of Buddhist studies at the University of Michigan), and one grandchild, Laura V. Lopez.
He served a brief tour of duty in the Korea War in August and September 1950 as an F-86 Sabre pilot with the 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing.
After Korea, he served two tours in the Pentagon, earned a B.S. and M.S. in aeronautical engineering, and was an associate professor of thermodynamics at the United States Air Force Academy, until his retirement from the Air Force in 1964.
Following his retirement from the Air Force in 1964, he spent eight years as an engineer on the Apollo and Skylab programs with Bellcomm, Inc., a subsidiary of Bell Labs.
In 1972, he joined the staff of the National Air and Space Museum.
He was heavily involved in developing and running the National Air and Space Museum, during his later years.
After earning his wings, he saw combat in China as a member of the 75th Fighter Squadron.
His publications include two memoirs, Into the Teeth of the Tiger (Smithsonian, 1997, ISBN 1-56098-752-9), and Fighter Pilot's Heaven: Flight Testing the Early Jets (Smithsonian, 2001, ISBN 1-56098-916-5).
Lopez died from a heart attack on March 3, 2008, at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, near to where his daughter lived.
He is buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
His awards and decorations include:
