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Edward L. Feightner
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Rear Admiral Edward Lewis Feightner was a United States Navy officer who fought in a number of significant battles in the World War II Pacific Theater of Operations. During two combat tours, he shot d
Feightner in 1970
Feightner in 1970
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat from early 1942
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat from early 1942
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcats in tricolor camouflage, May 1943
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcats in tricolor camouflage, May 1943
Fighter aircraft contrails mark the sky over Task Force 58 on June 19, 1944.
Fighter aircraft contrails mark the sky over Task Force 58 on June 19, 1944.
Roy Marlin Voris
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Captain Roy Marlin "Butch" Voris was an aviator in the United States Navy, a World War II flying ace, and the founder of the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels. During his 22-year n
Edward L. Feightner
…squadron—the Blue Angels. The squadron had been directed to add the Cutlass to their performance although neither Feightner nor Blue Angels commander "Butch" Voris believed the aircraft was ready for formation flying. The F7U was the Navy's first operational aircraft fitted with a hydraulic flight control system…
Blue Angels Flight Leader "Butch" Voris poses in the cockpit of an F9F-5 Panther fighter jet in 1952.
Blue Angels Flight Leader "Butch" Voris poses in the cockpit of an F9F-5 Panther fighter jet in 1952.
A photograph of Butch Voris taken at Oakland, California, in 1941, upon his entering the Navy's flight training program
A photograph of Butch Voris taken at Oakland, California, in 1941, upon his entering the Navy's flight training program
Lt. Cdr. Voris (second from right) waits to receive his 11th Air Medal in 1946.
Lt. Cdr. Voris (second from right) waits to receive his 11th Air Medal in 1946.
The first Blue Angel Flight Demonstration Squadron, 1946–1947 (l to r): Lt. Al Taddeo, Solo; Lt. (J.G.) Gale Stouse, Spare; Lt. Cdr. R.M. "Butch" Vori
The first Blue Angel Flight Demonstration Squadron, 1946–1947 (l to r): Lt. Al Taddeo, Solo; Lt. (J.G.) Gale Stouse, Spare; Lt. Cdr. R.M. "Butch" Voris, Flight Leader; Lt. Maurice "Wick" Wickendoll, Right Wing; Lt. Mel Cassidy, Left Wing