Creator:

Johnson, William P, 1931-2002  Search this

Names:

Grumman Aerospace Corporation  Search this

Extent:

3.43 Cubic feet ((3 boxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Technical manuals

Black-and-white photographs

Color slides

Publications

Date:

bulk 1960s

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of the following types of material documenting William Johnson's work on the Lunar Module: color snapshots, black and white photography, decals and patches, color slides, newspaper and magazine articles, manuals and reports, Grumman Plane News, posters, drawings of the control panel, press releases, and pamphlets.

Biographical / Historical:

William P. "Swede" Johnson (1931-2002) was born in Evanston, Illinois. After high school, Johnson joined the United States Navy and became an Aviation Structural Mechanic from December 1950 until September 1954. Johnson then worked at Grumman Aerospace Corporation in Bethpage, New York, on several Lunar Modules for the Apollo Space program and later lectured about the space program for Grumman. He owned and flew an experimental aircraft.

Provenance:

Charlotte Bennardo, Gift, 2004

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Manned space flight  Search this

Space flight  Search this

Astronautics  Search this

Apollo Lunar Module  Search this

Genre/Form:

Technical manuals -- 20th century

Black-and-white photographs

Color slides

Publications

Citation:

William P. Johnson Lunar Module Collection, Accession number 2005-0003, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2005.0003

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg271308657-2c87-486e-8b2c-3060a6383057

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2005-0003