Grumman was the U.S. Navy's go-to carrier-based fighter plane manufacturer since before the days of World War II. But not every airframe the Long Island-based aerospace firm built went on to have a ...
Retired Navy Cmdr. Bill Wheat led the U.S. Navy Blue Angels from 1967 through 1969 and oversaw the team's transition from the F-11 Tiger to the F-4 Phantom. The Fort Walton Beach resident recently ...