George Vernon Holloman (1902–1946) was an American inventor in the United States Army.

George Holloman was born in Rich Square, North Carolina in 1902.[1]

With Carl J. Crane, Holloman developed and demonstrated an automatic landing system for airplanes. For their invention they were awarded the Mackay Trophy in 1938.[2] He died in a crash in Formosa in 1946.[3]

References

  1. ^ Gallico, Paul (1944-03-25). "The Three Gadgeteers". The Saturday Evening Post. Vol. 216, no. 39. pp. 16–17, 43–44, 46. ISSN 0048-9239.
  2. ^ "Receive Mackay Trophy. Two Army Captains Made First Automatic Landing in History". New York Times. July 22, 1938. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  3. ^ "Col. G. V. Holloman Listed As Missing In Formosa Crash". New York Times. March 24, 1946. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
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