Summary
Back in 1956 Dick Russ fell in love with a small, convertible two- seater known as the King Midget. Four decades later, he bought one.
In between, Russ graduated from high school, went to Oklahoma State University and earned a degree in mechanical engineering, worked as a launch engineer for Apollo missions eight through 11, served as the senior launch engineer for Rockwell International and NASA's space shuttle program, got married, wrote a book on Jaguar restoration, formed a successful aviation company and retired.See the full content of this document
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Finding King Midget No Small Feat
But he never forgot about the King Midget.
"I remember it was back in 1956," he said. "I was in high school at Albuquerque and a friend of mine had a King Midget; his parents bought it for him. I thought it was as...See the full content of this document
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