Robert S. Johnson (1) (1920–1998)
Author of Thunderbolt! The P-47
For other authors named Robert S. Johnson, see the disambiguation page.
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Image credit: Robert S. Johnson (right) with crew chief Ernest D. "Pappy" Gould. Official U.S. Air Force photo
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- Legal name
- Johnson, Robert Samuel
- Birthdate
- 1920-02-21
- Date of death
- 1998-12-27
- Burial location
- River Hills Community Church, Lake Wylie, South Carolina, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
- Place of death
- St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Places of residence
- Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Lake Wylie, South Carolina, USA - Education
- Cameron Junior College
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics - Occupations
- fighter pilot
chief test pilot, Republic Aviation
insurance executive - Organizations
- US Army Air Force, 1941-1947
US Air Force Reserve, 1947-
61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group
Air Force Association - Awards and honors
- Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart
Air Medal (with 2 oak leaf clusters) - Short biography
- Robert S. Johnson was the first USAAF fighter pilot in the European theater to surpass Eddie Rickenbacker's WWI score of 26 victories. He finished his combat tour with 27 kills, was later credited by the Eighth Air Force claims board with a 28th victory when a probable was reassessed as a destroyed, then reduced back to 27 when a post-war review discovered that the Eighth Air Force had inadvertently switched credits for a kill he made with a double kill made by a fellow 56th Fighter Group pilot, Ralph A. Johnson, on November 26, 1943, a day when Robert Johnson aborted the mission after takeoff.
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- Popularity
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
- 19
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