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John Leland Atwood
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<p>John Leland "Lee" Atwood (October 26, 1904 – March 5, 1999) was an American aerospace engineer who worked as Chief Engineer/Executive at <a href="/facts/North_American_Aviation/zY6IG0pa">North American Aviation</a> for over 35 years, succeeding <a href="/facts/Dutch_Kindelberger/nCI5w0Rz">Dutch Kindelberger</a> as president and CEO. He developed the <a href="/facts/P-51_Mustang/eRDU9tU4">P-51 Mustang</a> during <a href="/facts/World_War_II/2efV5L1U">World War II</a>, the <a href="/facts/North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre/d7Dkdz9V">F-100 jet fighter</a>, the <a href="/facts/North_American_X-15/btDgcYKz">X-15 rocket plane</a>, and oversaw the <a href="/facts/Apollo_program/IC1Ek1Ao">Apollo program</a>. </p>