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Richard Scherrer, the engineer listed first on the patent for Lockheed’s F-117 stealth aircraft, had moonlighted in the 1950s to design some of the rides at Disneyland, including Dumbo the Flying Elephant.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2020

Glover’s father had been a mechanic, and his grandfather, a farmer, had moonlighted as a television repairman.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 20, 2015

High Commissioner to Germany, he had moonlighted in wartime Washington as one of half a dozen key figures managing the development of the atomic bomb.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some supporters discovered on closer examination that maybe he was a different species of conservative than they had thought, particularly when they learned he had moonlighted on behalf of a gay-rights group.

From Time Magazine Archive