Background
Patton, James McCurdy was born on December 26, 1927 in Lockhart, Texas, United States. Son of James McCurdy and Nan (Linder) Patton.
engineer consultant test pilot
Patton, James McCurdy was born on December 26, 1927 in Lockhart, Texas, United States. Son of James McCurdy and Nan (Linder) Patton.
Bachelor in Aeronautical Engineering, University Colorado, 1956.
Flight test engineer, Chance-Vought Aircraft Company, Dallas, 1956-1958; flight test pilot, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, Atlanta, Los Angeles, 1958-1966; chief flight operations, research pilot, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, 1966-1987; consultant flight test pilot/engineer, Crystal River, Florida, since 1987.
President dixie Shores Property Owners Association, Crystal River, 1989-1990. Volunteer Hospice Patient Care, Crystal River, since 1994. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1946-1953.
Fellow Society Experimental Test Pilots (Iven C. Kincheloe award 1978). Member Experimental Aircraft Association, Order of Quiet Birdmen.
Married Marcele Irene Swartz, September 4, 1954. Children: Kathleen, Dana, Ellen.