Famed Boeing test pilot Alvin M. (Tex) Johnston

Famed Boeing test pilot Alvin M. (Tex) Johnston died on Oct. 29 in Seattle. He was 84. Johnston was best-known for barrel-rolling a Dash 80, an early version of the Boeing 707 transport, over Lake Washington near Seattle in July 1954.

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