Donald Nyrop

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Donald William Nyrop (April 1, 1912 – November 16, 2010) served as U.S. Administrator of Civil Aeronautics (now the Federal Aviation Administration) and Chairman of the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board[1] (now National Transportation Safety Board) under President Harry S. Truman in the early 1950s.

A native of

D.B. Cooper
committed the famous 1971 hijacking.

Early life

Nyrop graduated from Doane College in Nebraska in 1934 and then from George Washington University law school.[3]

References

  1. ^ "FAA HISTORICAL CHRONOLOGY, 1941-1965". FAA Flight Standards Retirees. FAA. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  2. ^ St. Anthony, Neal (17 November 2010). "Aviation giant Donald Nyrop dies". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Donald Nyrop dies at 98; former head of Northwest Airlines". LA Times. November 27, 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

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