Frank Wead
An image from Ceiling Zero, one of the productions that also features Frank Wead.

Frank Wead

October 24, 1895

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.

They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable

1945

Test Pilot

Test Pilot

1938

The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles

1957

Dive Bomber

Dive Bomber

1941

The Citadel

The Citadel

1938

Destroyer

Destroyer

1943

Ceiling Zero

Ceiling Zero

1936

A Yank at Oxford

A Yank at Oxford

1938