Donald G. Thomson
Birth: Aug. 16, 1919
New York, USA
Death: Jun. 14, 2005
Lancaster
Los Angeles County
California, USA
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Parents:
George S. Thomson (1892 - ____)
Mabel C. C. Gerhardt Steckman (1890 - 1979)
From http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123284964
A helmet worn by instrumentation engineer Don Thomson is
displayed on the wall along with a photograph of him wearing it in 1943. He
first arrived here as a Bell employee to work on the XP-63 program in December
of 1942. Thomson played a major role in the design of new instrumentation
systems, redefining "state-of-the art," and was widely known as Edwards' own,
"Mr. Instrumentation." At the time of his retirement in May 1995, Thomson had
worked in direct support of the flight test mission longer than any other
employee in the base's history with more than 50 years of service.