Frank Wead promoted United States Naval aviation
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Frank Wilber "Spig" Wead (October 24, 1895 in Illinois – November 15, 1947) U.S. Navy aviator turned screenwriter who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception through World War II.
A 1917 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Frank "Spig" Wead began to promote Naval Aviation after World War I through air racing and speed competitions. This competition, mainly against the United States Army (and its leader Jimmy Doolittle), helped push U.S. military aviation forward. These competitions would give military aviation a much-needed spotlight in the public eye. The public attention that it generated helped push Congress to fund the advancement of military aviation. During World War I, he served on a mine layer in the North Sea.[1] After World War I he was a test pilot for the Navy.
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Frank Wilber "Spig" Wead
A 1917 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Frank "Spig" Wead began to promote Naval Aviation after World War I through air racing and speed competitions. This competition, mainly against the United States Army (and its leader Jimmy Doolittle), helped push U.S. military aviation forward. These competitions would give military aviation a much-needed spotlight in the public eye. The public attention that it generated helped push Congress to fund the advancement of military aviation. During World War I, he served on a mine layer in the North Sea.[1] After World War I he was a test pilot for the Navy.
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Frank Wilber "Spig" Wead
