Former Boeing Chairman Thornton Wilson
Former Boeing Chairman Thornton Wilson died on Apr. 9 at home in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 78. Wilson joined Boeing in 1943 and helped develop the swept-wing B-47 bomber. Known as ``T,'' he was project engineer for the B-52 bomber during the latter stages of its design and led the proposal team...
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