Charles Myers Jr. (March 21, 1925 – May 9, 2016) was an aviation pioneer and an early member of the " Fighter Mafia" inside

the Pentagon The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II. As ...

. He served as the Director for Air Warfare in the Office of the Secretary of Defense between 1973–78 during which time he launched Project Harvey which later became known as the “stealth” program.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Myers, Charles E. 1925 births 2016 deaths Aircraft designers American test pilots Lafayette College alumni Military strategists Military theorists Military personnel from Warren County, New Jersey United States Army Air Forces bomber pilots of World War II United States Navy personnel of the Korean War United States Air Force reservists People from Phillipsburg, New Jersey