Robert Bushby

Robert 'Bob' Bushby
Robert 'Bob' Bushby in 2002
Born(1927-02-24)February 24, 1927
DiedOctober 14, 2018(2018-10-14) (aged 91)
Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materLewis College in Lockport, IL
Occupation(s)Aircraft mechanic, designer
Known forDesigner of the Bushby Mustang II experimental airplane
SpouseSharon Bushby
ChildrenWesley, Paula, Sandra
N1117M Bushby Mustang II prototype
Mustang II C-GAIF
Midget Mustang N15J
Robert Bushby award at OSH
Robert Bushby plaque
Bob's shirt showing years of EAA conventions attended

Robert Wesley Bushby (February 24, 1927 – October 14, 2018) was an American aircraft mechanic and aviator who designed the Bushby Mustang II, later called the Mustang Aeronautics Mustang II. He was born in Joliet, Illinois, and started to learn to fly while in high school in Minooka, Illinois.