Dresselhaus, Joseph Frank G. Edwards Oral History Interview, February 5, 1988 Captain Frank G. Edwards (Ret.), United States Naval Academy, Class of 1941, comments on his childhood in an Army family, experiences at the Naval Academy, assignment to the USS Mahan, and absence of the Mahan from Pearl Harbor at the time of the Japanese attack. Other details of Capt. Edwards' military career include the shipboard experiences of officers and crew of the USS Foote, flight training, postwar aviation experiences with prop and jet airplanes, his deployment in the Korean War, and his role in testing naval aircraft. Details of Capt. Edwards' civilian career with Grumman Aerospace Corporation include his involvement in the development of in-flight refueling systems and other military aviation technologies, and development and testing of new airplanes including the F-14 Tomcat jet fighter. OH0099 49598 1881 19880205 eng sound recording oral histories 10.1cm x 6.4cm x 1cm United States Naval Academy Alumni and alumnae World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, American World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 United States. Navy Aviation Aircraft industry Military aspects Airplanes, Military Flight testing Edwards, Frank G. United States Hawaii Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) Grumman Aerospace Corporation Tomcat (Jet fighter plane) Testing United States Maryland Annapolis (Md.) United States. Navy Officers Interviews Pacific Ocean Edwards, Frank G. creator Lennon, Donald R. contributor This item has been made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Researchers are responsible for using these materials in accordance with Title 17 of the United States Code and any other applicable statutes. If you are the creator or copyright holder of this item and would like it removed, please contact us at als_digitalcollections@ecu.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ Special Collections Oral History Collection ohc Military History mh World War II wwii Navy navy Korean War kwar OH0099 Frank G. Edwards Oral History Interview, February 5, 1988 Captain Frank G. Edwards (Ret.), United States Naval Academy, Class of 1941, comments on his childhood in an Army family, experiences at the Naval Academy, assignment to the USS Mahan, and absence of the Mahan from Pearl Harbor at the time of the Japanese attack. Other details of Capt. Edwards' military career include the shipboard experiences of officers and crew of the USS Foote, flight training, postwar aviation experiences with prop and jet airplanes, his deployment in the Korean War, and his role in testing naval aircraft. Details of Capt. Edwards' civilian career with Grumman Aerospace Corporation include his involvement in the development of in-flight refueling systems and other military aviation technologies, and development and testing of new airplanes including the F-14 Tomcat jet fighter. Edwards, Frank G. United States Naval Academy--Alumni and alumnae Lennon, Donald R. 19880205 Sound oral histories J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University eng 49598 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 United States. Navy--Aviation Aircraft industry--Military aspects Airplanes, Military--Flight testing Edwards, Frank G. United States--Hawaii--Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) Grumman Aerospace Corporation Tomcat (Jet fighter plane)--Testing United States--Maryland--Annapolis (Md.) United States. Navy--Officers--Interviews Pacific Ocean audio local, filename 49598.0001 8036521 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 b4672dd05fab7c9611cc26cab8be220b ecu:digital_collections 1845 1331 RGB 101 mm 64 mm 20160726 Digital Collections Zeutschel OS14000 A1 Omniscan 12.4 object plane in. 400 1 400 1 8 integer 3 internal local, filename 49598.0002 10711690 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 0b34eb31a38cc9cc17543936ca6174e2 ecu:digital_collections 1888 1773 RGB 101 mm 104 mm 20160726 Digital Collections Zeutschel OS14000 A1 Omniscan 12.4 object plane in. 400 1 400 1 8 integer 3 internal 1 2019-11-13T12:00:00 md5