Title:
Interview with Frank Bonansinga (by: Stephen Maxner) - April 16, 2001
Interview Date:
16 April 2001
Collection:
Frank Bonansinga Collection
Media Type:
Oral History (Digital)
Length:
04:36:29 min/sec
Description:
(USN, Air America) Frank Bonansinga entered service as a Midshipman Naval Aviator in 1949. While in the Navy, Frank flew various propeller aircraft and was checked out in a jet before leaving in 1955. After leaving the Navy, Frank went to work with Raytheon where he flew as a test pilot for ten years and was elected into The Society for Experimental and Test Pilots for his work there. Frank left Raytheon in 1965 and served with Air America as a fixed wing pilot. He flew a number of aircraft and missions over Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos from 1965 to 1973. Later he flew in Latin America.
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