Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson led the design of such crucial aircraft as the P-38 and Constellation, but he will be more remembered for the U-2 and SR-71 spy planes. His extraordinary leadership of the Lockheed "Skunk Works" cemented his reputation as a legendary figure in American aerospace management.

Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson was an aviation engineer best known for his work on the Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird planes.