Writing
Frank Wead
Born 1895-10-24 · Died 1947-11-15
From Wikipedia Frank Wilbur "Spig" Wead (born October 24, 1895, in Peoria, Illinois – died November 15, 1947, in Santa Monica, California) was a U.S. Navy aviator turned screenwriter who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception through World War II.
Known for
They Were Expendable
The Wings of Eagles
Test Pilot
Dive Bomber
Destroyer
Ceiling Zero
Submarine D-1
I Wanted Wings
A Yank at Oxford
The Beginning or the End
The Hoodlum Saint
The Citadel
Blaze of Noon
Tail Spin
Storm Over the Andes
Murder in the Fleet
20,000 Men a Year
Stranded
West Point of the Air
Midshipman Jack
I'll Tell the World
The All-American
Air Mail
Sea Devils
China Clipper
Moon Over Burma
Dirigible
The Great Impersonation
The Flying Fleet