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Rear Admiral Edward "Whitey" Feightner
As part of the annual Vice Adm. Donald D. Engen Flight Jacket Night lecture series, Rear Admiral Edward L. "Whitey" Feightner, a nine-victory WWII ace who flew F4F Wildcats and F6F Hellcats, was the featured speaker. After the war he became a test pilot at NATC Patuxent River, Md., where he tested the F7U Cutlass; he later flew as a member of the "Blue Angels."