John Theodore McNaughton was an American government official who was United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and Robert S. McNamara's closest advisor. He died i
McNaughton (right) taking the oath of office to become Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, ISA in 1963
Piedmont Airlines Flight 22
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Piedmont Airlines Flight 22 was a Piedmont Airlines Boeing 727 that collided with a twin-engine Cessna 310 on July 19, 1967, over Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States. Both aircraft were dest
John McNaughton (government official)
…of Defense and was to become Secretary of the Navy on August 1, 1967 after being confirmed by the United States Senate. However, he was killed in the Piedmont Airlines Flight 22 accident with his wife and younger son Theodore on July 19, 1967. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The bridge carrying Illinois Route 9…
The crash site of Piedmont Airlines Flight 22
N68650, the Piedmont Airlines Boeing 727 involved in the accident
A Cessna 310 similar to the accident aircraft