. . . . . "Whitey"@en . . . . "American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Combat Action Ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Congressional Gold Medal"@en . "World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Air Group 10"@en . . . . . "Air Group 10" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "\"You're a fighting fool, aren't you!\""@en . . "Rear Admiral Edward Lewis Feightner (October 14, 1919 \u2013 April 1, 2020) was a United States Navy officer who fought in a number of significant battles in the World War II Pacific Theater of Operations. During two combat tours, he shot down nine enemy aircraft to become a flying ace. He was an early member of the Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron and flew the lead \"solo\" position. His work as a test pilot included aircraft, electronic systems, and operational tactics such as developing techniques for delivering nuclear weapons from small fighter aircraft. He commanded increasingly larger air units including VF-11 and Carrier Air Group Ten as well as training organizations that helped the Navy transition from propeller to jet aircraft. He commanded two Navy ships, served as the head of Navy Fighter Design, and was a key contributor to fighter studies that resulted in the development of jet aircraft that as of 2015 are still in active service. Feightner was the only pilot to land the dash-1 variant of the Vought F7U Cutlass aboard a carrier. He led VF-11 to become the first Atlantic fleet unit in which every pilot received the coveted \"E\" award (excellent) in a single exercise. After retiring from the Navy, Feightner promoted aviation and shared his experiences with others."@en . . . . . "Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg"@en . "1941"^^ . . "Legion of Merit ribbon.svg"@en . . . "1941"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.svg"@en . . "right"@en . . . . . . . . . . "25"^^ . . . . . . . . . "59329"^^ . . "Edward Lewis Feightner"@en . . . . . "VF-11"@en . . . . . "National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . "United States Navy Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Army of Occupation ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . "VF-11" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "China Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . "11"^^ . . . . . "3"^^ . . "0"^^ . . "1"^^ . . . . "Aerospace Industry"@en . . . . . . . . . . "J. Flately, VF-10 CO to Feightner after shooting down three planes in one day"@en . . . . . "Whitey"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1919-10-14"^^ . "Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Cold War"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Edward L. Feightner"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S."@en . "106"^^ . . . . . . . . "1109629307"^^ . . . . . . "Phliber rib.svg"@en . . . . . . . "1941"^^ . "2020-04-01"^^ . . . . . . . . "Lima, Ohio, U.S."@en . . . "award-star"@en . . . . . . . . . "Navy Commendation Medal"@en . "Feightner in 1970"@en . . . . . . . "30"^^ . "Rear Admiral Edward Lewis Feightner (October 14, 1919 \u2013 April 1, 2020) was a United States Navy officer who fought in a number of significant battles in the World War II Pacific Theater of Operations. During two combat tours, he shot down nine enemy aircraft to become a flying ace."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "33773417"^^ . "service-star"@en . "Place of burial"@en . . . . "American Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . "Air Medal"@en . . . . . . "210"^^ . . . . . . . . "Air Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Distinguished Flying Cross"@en . . .