Username
Wright McCartney
First name
Wright
Surname
McCartney
Bio
Son of Nicholas W McCartney, pilot in 407th BS/92d BG (Dec 1944 - Apr 1945) and nephew of James T McCartney, pilot in 547th BS / 384th BG. Was vaccinated with the aviation bug by Dad about the time I was born in January, 1953 in Roanoke, Virginia. Served in the USAF, fighting the Battle of Florida at Hurlburt Field. Just retired after a 44 year career as an airline maintenance engineer (not mechanic) with Southern Airways, Fedex, Piedmont Airlines, USAir and Alaska Airlines. Resides in Kent, Washington.