BORN 1929 IN AUBURN ALABAMA. FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN PIPER J-3 CUB 1944. GRADUATED AIR FORCE PILOT TRAINING SEPTEMBER 1952. COMPLETED 45 COMBAT MISSIONS IN F-86 SABREJET IN KOREA AND 120 COMBAT MISSIONS IN F-105 THUNDERCHIEF DURING VIETNAM WAR. AWARDED TWO DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSSES AND NINE AIR MEDALS FOR COMBAT SERVICE. AUTHORED FIVE BOOKS AND NUMEROUS ARTICLES ON AVIATION SAFETY. FREQUENT CONTRIBUTOR TO TELEVISED AVIATION DOCUMENTARIES. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, PILOT EXAMINER, AND AVIATION SAFETY COUNSELOR. NAMED PROFESSIONAL PILOT OF THE YEAR IN 1978 BY PROFESSIONAL PILOT MAGAZINE. ACCUMULATED MORE THAN 13,500 FLIGHT HOURS IN 126 CIVIL AND MILITARY AIRCRAFT.
INDUCTED INTO ALABAMA AVIATION HALL OF FAME 2007
INDUCTED INTO ALABAMA AVIATION HALL OF FAME 2007
JOHN LOWERY
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