Ted W. Lawson (1917–1992)
Autor(a) de Thirty Seconds over Tokyo
About the Author
Ted W. Lawson (1917-1992) was a native of California. He joined the Army Air Corps while working for Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica and received his wings in November 1940. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he volunteered for a secret mission that evolved into the raid on Tokyo in April mostrar mais 1942. Random House published his account of the raid, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, in 1943. Lawson subsequently served as technical advisor to MGM during the making of the popular wartime movie based on his book. After retiring from military service in 1945, he reentered private industry and worked on several projects that involved aircraft and space programs mostrar menos
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- Nome padrão
- Lawson, Ted W.
- Nome de batismo
- Lawson, Ted William
- Data de nascimento
- 1917-03-07
- Data de falecimento
- 1992-01-19
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Educação
- Los Angeles City College
- Ocupação
- pilot
machinist - Organizações
- United States Army Air Forces
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- Obras
- 2
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 869
- Popularidade
- #29,449
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Resenhas
- 11
- ISBNs
- 12
- Idiomas
- 1