My dad passed last week. Age 93
Career Naval aviator, Naval intel Wash DC, Taught Naval intel Monterey post grad school, was able to fly his entire Naval career
Raised two sixties sons. Im sure that was fun
Married 60 plus years to the love of his life. Took solo care of her the last two years of her life (Alz/dementia) Never complained
We were close. The best times were flying across the country to Oshkosh five times in my 172 and a Mooney. He loved OSH. He would chase down the pins of the aircraft he flew in the Navy to put on his hat. He found all seven.
1. N2S basic. In winter in Chicago.
2. SNJ for Carrier qual on the great lakes fleet
3. SB2C thought it lethargic
4. SBD said it stayed in target better than any dive bomber
5. AD Skyraider for combat bombing in Korea. Also keeping the Chinese from getting to the top of the hill where 50 to 100 Marines were fighting hand to hand.
He said the Able Dog would take a beating and get you back to the boat.
6. S2F looking for Soviet subs off the Russian coast during the cold war
7. SNB The career officers airplane
When I gave him an altitude and heading to fly I kept tapping the gauges because I thought they were stuck. Never off course or Altitude.
Hubert Caval Grigsby Jan 13 1926. June 13 2019
Naval Aviator, husband, father
One of the greatest generation
I will be putting that on the wall at Oshkosh
My RV3 is painted in tribute Skyraider color and logos
Bob Grigsby
J3 C65 flying at pattern altitude everywhere
RV-3B close. I keep saying that
Career Naval aviator, Naval intel Wash DC, Taught Naval intel Monterey post grad school, was able to fly his entire Naval career
Raised two sixties sons. Im sure that was fun
Married 60 plus years to the love of his life. Took solo care of her the last two years of her life (Alz/dementia) Never complained
We were close. The best times were flying across the country to Oshkosh five times in my 172 and a Mooney. He loved OSH. He would chase down the pins of the aircraft he flew in the Navy to put on his hat. He found all seven.
1. N2S basic. In winter in Chicago.
2. SNJ for Carrier qual on the great lakes fleet
3. SB2C thought it lethargic
4. SBD said it stayed in target better than any dive bomber
5. AD Skyraider for combat bombing in Korea. Also keeping the Chinese from getting to the top of the hill where 50 to 100 Marines were fighting hand to hand.
He said the Able Dog would take a beating and get you back to the boat.
6. S2F looking for Soviet subs off the Russian coast during the cold war
7. SNB The career officers airplane
When I gave him an altitude and heading to fly I kept tapping the gauges because I thought they were stuck. Never off course or Altitude.
Hubert Caval Grigsby Jan 13 1926. June 13 2019
Naval Aviator, husband, father
One of the greatest generation
I will be putting that on the wall at Oshkosh
My RV3 is painted in tribute Skyraider color and logos
Bob Grigsby
J3 C65 flying at pattern altitude everywhere
RV-3B close. I keep saying that