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Frank Wilbur "Spig" Wead (24 October 1895 – 15 November 1947) was a U.S. Navy aviator who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception through World War II. Commander Wead was a recognized authority on early aviation.
Frank Wead. Writer: Test Pilot. Frank Wilber "Spig" Wead was a US Navy aviator turned screenwriter who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception through World War II. Before and after World War I he was an early proponent of pushing the Navy into air racing and speed competitions. This competition, mainly against the United States Army (and their leader James Doolittle ...
- October 24, 1895
- November 15, 1947
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 17 (AP) -- Frank Wead of Los Angeles, naval aviator in the first World War, who became a film writer, died Saturday night in Santa Monica Hospital, which he entered Nov ...
Frank Wead was a US Navy aviator who helped promote naval aviation through racing, testing and writing. He collaborated with John Ford and John Wayne on several films, and was the subject of The Wings of Eagles (1957).
- Writer, Script And Continuity Department
- October 24, 1895
- Frank Wead
- November 15, 1947
Frank Wilbur "Spig" Wead was a U.S. Navy aviator who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception through World War II. Commander Wead was a recognized authority on early aviation. Following a crippling spinal injury in 1926, Wead was placed on the retired list. In the 1930s, he became a screenwriter, becoming involved in more than 30 movies. He also published several books ...
Frank Wead was a naval officer who wrote stories and scripts about aviation, such as They Were Expendable and The Wings of Eagles. He also appeared in some films as an actor, such as Destroyer and Ceiling Zero.
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The Wings of Eagles: Directed by John Ford. With John Wayne, Dan Dailey, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond. A biography of Navy flier-turned-screenwriter Frank W. "Spig" Wead.