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In the early fifties during the time of segregation Mr. James P Johnson enlisted in the United States Army and deployed from New Orleans Louisiana. Mr. Johnson served a tour overseas in France. Upon returning to the United States, Mr. Johnson regained his employment in California with North American aviation (NAA).
North American Aviation (NAA) was a major American aerospace manufacturer, responsible for a number of historic aircraft, including the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, the X-15 rocket plane, and the XB-70, as well as Apollo command and service module, the second stage of the Saturn V rocket, the Space Shuttle orbiter and the B-1 Lancer.
Mr. James Johnson was employed with Rockwell, in 1973 he lived and worked in Cocoa Beach Florida at NASA. In 1973 Rockwell, combined with the aerospace products and was renamed Rockwell international. After working 40 plus years with Rockwell, Mr. Johnson retired in 1998.
To tie everything together, in 1968 aerospace technology provided the blueprints to contributed to the first space shuttle that landed on the moon, made by North American Aviation. As well as the blueprints for the parts on Dragon Space X space shuttle that Commander Victor J Glover Jr. astronaut piloted his crew to the space lab and safely back to Earth in May 2021.
We welcome you all to join us at our annual chilling and grilling barbecue competition at then Sport Pavilion at Jessie Turner Community Center North Fontana Park 15556 Summit Ave. Fontana California 92336.
SAVE THE DATE join us in welcoming a Hidden Hero Mr. James P. Johnson and our Celebrity Guest Commander Victor J Glover Jr. to Fontana. To purchase tickets, check out our site: www.blacknessparade.webs.com also follow us for more information and on more events to come: IG @cc4northfontana, and Facebook: Concerned Citizens for the Development of North Fontana “Great things do indeed come from humble beginnings.”
