Lieutenant Colonel Johnson resigned from the Air Force in 1953 to become the Chief Test Pilot for the Convair Division of General Dynamics. He made the first flights of the YF-102 Delta Dagger, 24 October 1953, and the F-106A Delta Dart, 26 December 1956. He also made the first flight ...
oncompletionof 20yearsreckonableservicebutnotmorethan25yearsreckonable serviceprovidedtheyhavenotbecomedueforretirementonthe basisoftheageofsuperannuationprescribedfortherankoftime scaleLieutenantColonel.Officerssopromotedwillnotbereckoned againsttheauthorizedestablishmentofLieutenantColonels,butwill beheldinaseparate‘...