title: George V. Holloman
text: # George V. Holloman
  
  George Vernon Holloman (1902–1946) was an American inventor in the United States Army.
  
  George Holloman was born in Rich Square, North Carolina in 1902.
  
  With Carl J. Crane, Holloman developed and demonstrated an automatic landing system for airplanes. For their invention they were awarded the Mackay Trophy in 1938. He died in a crash in Formosa in 1946.
  
  