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Archive Home > 2009 > February > 10 > Harry Hillaker, 89, known as ‘father‘ of F-16 fighter jet

Harry Hillaker, 89, known as ‘father‘ of F-16 fighter jet

By Bob Cox / The Bulletin
February 10, 2009

FORT WORTH, Texas — It was a chance meeting in a bar with a loudmouthed Air Force fighter pilot that set Harry Hillaker on a path that led to the design of the F-16 fighter jet, arguably the best military airplane of the jet age.

Hillaker, an aeronautical engineer at General Dynamics....

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