JOHNSTON, Alvin Melvin (Tex) after first flight in Boeing XB-52 Stratofortress Published on October 4, 2012 in 2 October 1952Full resolution (1000 × 1008) ← Previous Next → Alvin M. “Tex” Johnston, test pilot, after the first flight of the Boeing XB-52 Stratofortress prototype, 2 October 1952. (LIFE via Jet Pilot Overseas)