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Colonel Frank Allen Kurtz Jr. (September 9, 1911 – October 31, 1996) was an American Olympic diver and an aviator in the United States Army Air Forces.
Há 4 dias · During World War II, as the senior air aide to General George Brett, Major Frank Kurtz was the pilot of the historic B-17D Flying Fortress bomber, "The Swoose," which is now on display in the Smithsonian. He was the Commander of the 463rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), in the 15th Air Force.
9 de nov. de 1996 · Frank Kurtz, who ran away from home at 12, set aviation speed records as teen-ager, became Olympic high diver in 1930's and then won fame as pilot in World War II, dies Oct 31 at age 85; photos...
30 de out. de 1996 · During World War II, as the senior air aide to General George Brett, Major Frank Kurtz was the pilot of the historic B-17D Flying Fortress bomber, “The Swoose,” which is now on display in the Smithsonian. He was the Commander of the 463rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), in the 15th Air Force.
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He was the Commander of the 463rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), in the 15th Air Force. As pilot of The Swoose, Kurtz set a new flying record in 1942 when he took the plane from Brisbane, Australia to San Francisco in 36 hours and 10 minutes.
7 de nov. de 1996 · Col. Frank Kurtz, Olympic medalist diver and the most decorated Army Air Corps pilot in World War II known for flying the last surviving B-17 Flying Fortress, has died. He was 85.
25 de mai. de 2015 · How Frank Kurtz and Marshall Wayne went from diving fro the U.S. at the 1936 Olympics to flying reconnaissance missions during World War II.