First Sidewinder Kill EVER | #1

Glenn Alvin Tierney 7 June 1924 – 14 June 2023 ____________________________________ 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 F-100, Lockheed F-104, and even the Grumman F-14 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 (QF-80), and his experiences flying and testing some of the world's most iconic aircraft. Some of the many accomplishments of this real-life Top Gun Maverick include: -Disabling a German Submarine (U-boat) 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 QF-80) with a sidewinder missile since he was part of the test program. -Recovering from a severe state of hypoxia while flying the F-100 and returning to base on minimum fuel. -Flying all of the Grumman Cats (from FM-2 Wildcat to the F-14 Tomcat). -USS Midway Museum Volunteer. Recording Date: 23 September 2022 ___________________________________ More 'Legends of Aviation' episodes here: https://tinyurl.com/3zmn6s99 For more aviation content, follow us here: Facebook:   / flm.advertising   X (Twitter):   / flightlinemedia   Instagram:   / flightline_media   LinkedIn:   / flight-line-media   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 and Captioning: Andrew Horton Editor: Shawn Zhen Narrator: John-Michael Sedor Special thanks to Cathie Tierney and CJ Machado, CEO and Founder of Force-Con, 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 F-100 Flight 43:25 - F-100 Hypoxia 1:00:57 - Flying the F-104 1:05:33 - Flying the F-14 Tomcat 1:07:18 - Epilogue ___________________________________ •We want to hear from you! If you worked in the field of aviation, and are interested in a potential interview, or would like to nominate someone to be interviewed, send us an email (see below). •If you are interested in sponsoring a future episode, please email us at info@flightlinemedia .co (not .com). Thanks!