Glenn Alvin Tierney
07 June 1924 – 14 June 2023
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Welcome to our first episode where Glenn Tierney tells about highlights from his incredible logbook and aviation career. Tierney was a fighter pilot and a naval aviator. Some of the aircraft he flew include the Vought F4U Corsair, Grumman F8F Bearcat, Grumman F9F Cougar, Douglas F3D Skyknight, North American F100, Lockheed F104, and even the Grumman F14 Tomcat! Truly a legendary logbook.

Hear his story as we interview this WWII fighter pilot and famous test pilot about his combat experiences, shooting an early sidewinder missiles and downing the first aircraft with it (QF80), and his experiences flying and testing some of the world's most iconic aircraft.

Some of the many accomplishments of this reallife Top Gun Maverick include:

Disabling a German Submarine (Uboat) with a Vought F4U Corsair that only was armed with machine guns.
Flying over 30 different types of fighter aircraft.
Survived Aircraft Carrier Helicopter Crash
Serving in World War Two and the Korean War.
Top Gunner of his Squadron.
Test Pilot at China Lake (Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake).
Being the first pilot to shoot down a drone (Lockheed QF80) with a sidewinder missile since he was part of the test program.
Recovering from a severe state of hypoxia while flying the F100 and returning to base on minimum fuel.
Flying all of the Grumman Cats (from FM2 Wildcat to the F14 Tomcat).
USS Midway Museum Volunteer.

Recording Date: 23 September 2022

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Credits—

Animated Visuals (Jets): Showtime 112. Please check out his channel and be sure to subscribe to his content.

Animated Visuals (Props): TJ3 History.

Footage: US Archives

Photos: Public Domain Archive Photos / Glenn Tierney's Personal Collection

Director: Andrew Horton

Editor: Shawn Zhen

Narrator: JohnMichael Sedor

Special thanks to Cathie Tierney and CJ Machado, CEO and Founder of ForceCon, for making this interview possible.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:37 Becoming A Naval Aviator
4:50 Fighting in Corsair
10:28 Tour in Korea
20:35 Becoming a Test Pilot
26:16 Flying the F3D
29:25 First Sidewinder Kills Ever
31:07 Flying the F9F
33:45 First F100 Flight
43:25 F100 Hypoxia
1:00:57 Flying the F104
1:05:33 Flying the F14 Tomcat
1:07:18 Epilogue