S. Paul Johnston

Captain S. (Samuel) Paul Johnston USNR 80442. April 1946

Samuel Paul Johnston (1899 – 9 August 1985) was an American aviation expert, editor, writer, museum director and United States Navy captain.[1][2] He edited Aviation Week, directed the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, and was the second director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum from 1964 to 1969 in Washington, DC[3] Johnston also served on the President's Air Policy Commission and the President's Airport Commission.[4]

Career

Johnston lead the post-war US Strategic Bombing Survey.[5]

Death

Johnston died, aged 86, on 9 August 1985 in Easton, Maryland, of a heart condition.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "S. Paul Johnston Dies". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Smith, J. Y. (13 August 1985). "Former Air and Space Museum Director S. Paul Johnston Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "National Air and Space Museum, Office of the Director". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Smithsonian Institution. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Record S. Paul Johnston Papers | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution". collections.si.edu.
  5. ↑ The Japanese Aircraft Industry. 1947. p. 138.

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