Russell O'Quinn is an internationally known test pilot, aircraft designer, and speaker. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, he joined Douglas Aircraft Company in 1956 and became their far-eastern representative on a classified Reconnaissance Jet Bomber program based in Japan. As a civilian, Russell was responsible for training younger pilots on jets that exceeded Mach 2 (about 1,500 mph) and he flew more than 1,000 relief missions under combat conditions in war-torn Nigeria and Bangladesh. Russell and his wife, Mary Alice, reside in Southern California near Edwards Air Force Base.
