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FRANK W. DAVIS
Pages 60-63

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... In 1945 he was promoted to chief of aerodynamics and flight test at Vultee Aircraft. Vultee Aircraft became Consolidated Vultee Aircraft, and Frank became assistant chief engineer in 1950 and assistant vice president of engineering in 1952.
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... Davis received the California Institute of Technology Alumni Award in 1968. He was also elected an honorary fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.
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... The Fort Worth Exchange Club named him Outstanding Citizen of the Year for 1970. When Frank and Fran moved back to California, they settled in La Jolla in an apartment with a beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean.
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