I Flew All Grumman Cats | Glenn Tierney | Legends of Aviation #1
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- 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 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
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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: 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 are sad to announce the recent passing of Glenn A. Tierney, who just turned 99. Thank you for watching this video and helping keep his memory alive.
Greg sent me - great job putting the spotlight on this gentleman
Thank you Ryan! Glenn is a great guy. The ultimate icing on the cake was he sent us a note this morning and was very happy with the video. More to come. : )
I remember all these stories from my childhood...you see Glenn A Tierney is my Step-father! He is going to be 99 this summer! He a legend from the Greatest Generation. I have flown most of the planes he has flown on War Thunder, nothing compared to what he experienced.
Thanks for chiming in. Small world, isn't it? After we were done, he had a few more amazing stories he recalled, but that will have to be another day. : )
A true American hero! Happy you got to know him and share time with him. You are fortunate! Hope his passing didn't cause you and his family too much pain!
We owe them so much. It doesn’t feel like enough to say, “I am grateful for his service.”
He leaves an Ivy League scholarship and possible scholarship to Annapolis and says, “A perfectly good war going on” and at 18 he wanted to play his part.
It is fascinating to hear him.
Truly the Greatest Generation.
What an aviation legend! So glad FLM captured this story!
Thank you. We're glad he was so accommodating.
Amazing stories! I bet he fought hard to make that 99th B-day! Tailwinds Sir!! Thanks for one of the best pilot videos I've ever watched.
Excellent job, best of luck to this remarkable series!
Thank you sir! Great job on the animated visuals.
Heck of a story. The pressure suit incident alone is incredible. Glad that Mr. Tierney was able to tell his story here. Thanks for sending me here, Greg.
Thanks for stopping by! More incredible stories to come. : )
When Glenn says you are worth watching, you must be good.
You are. Good clear explanations and worth watching again.
:D
Great job buddy, now that’s a Navy Man.
What an incredible life and interesting career this Man made for himself.
26:50 Almost a coincidence? I was just yesterday reading the Wikipedia article on HVAR rockets, how they were also used for heat-seeker missile targets. Firing the WWII era HVAR 5" rocket, then acquiring the target lock on its exhaust flame, which was enhanced for this purpose, and firing a sidewinder. Interesting details.
Btw: Greg sent Me here. His channel is the best, yours is shaping up to be a classic too. Keep it up!
JJ, thanks for sharing. We appreciate your kind remarks. While we don't have Greg's insane knowledge, we figured one of the ways we can meaningfully contribute is to give then men who were there a chance to tell the stories themselves. : ) We have already recorded seven more interviews and are excited to release them in 2023.
What great experiences
Wonderful experiences, great to preserve these memories. Thank you!
You're very welcome. We have already recorded seven more interviews and look forward to getting them out 2023.
This man is a absolute legend. In less than a quarter of this video I learned a lot about the sidewinder and carriers.
We felt the same. It was an honor meeting him in person. We have many, many more to come.
@@flightlinemedia too bad the one I would love to hear from the most passed away when I was a kid. Member of the 303 polish squadron during the battle of Britain and was my neighbor growing up until he passed. Never got to hear any of his stories.
@@everydaycarrycanada951 If you have anyone you know of whom we should record, please send us an email at info@flightlinemedia. co (not .com). We have camera operators around the world.
@@flightlinemedia there is one that I know but not sure if he passed or not. His name is Stuart B. From Alliston Ontario Canada. All the others I can think have passed away unfortunately.
Wow! A true hero.
Credit Greg for sending me here.
Thank you.
Greg sent me too. Im glad that he did so.
Thanks for stopping by! :)
Greg sent me too! I liked and subbed, looking forward to more stories.
Semper Fi, TreeTop
Thank you so much! We promise the next installment won't disappoint.
Thank you so much.
Thanks for watching!
R.I.P. Fighter… I will miss hearing your stories…
Thanks for letting us know Glenn has left us.
Visiting from Greg's Airplanes & Automobiles. A fascinating memoir, and Glenn is a wonderful raconteur. Marvellous stories, especially his mishaps at high altitude, which he makes sound amusing, but which were only seconds away from being mortal. What an adventurous spirit. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching! More to come. : )
Awesome job! Loved the F-104 near miss story!
Thank you! Glad you liked it.
RIP Glenn
I guess I’m the only one here NOT because of Greg, I just saw a “short” about this man Glenn, when I heard how incredibly long his Navy career was I had to search YT for the full story.
Thanks for checking it out. We have many more episodes to post. Hope you enjoy them.
Awesome video, thanks Greg for letting me know about it.
Thanks for stopping by. We appreciate Greg for doing this.
Greg sent me - what an amazing story! Thanks for preserving history!
Thanks for watching. :)
This is a great story. Thanks for posting it. (Greg's Airplanes & Automobiles suggested watching this.)
Glad you enjoyed it! Greg is a legend. We are grateful for his suggestion.
Same
Greg sent me over . That was very good .
Thank you Richard! Glad you liked it. :)
Greg sent me here… awesome stories! Thanks for preserving history!
Thanks for watching! :D
Greg sent me. Will watch later
Thanks! :D
Great stories! I came here
on Greg's recommendation.
Thank you for stopping by! More to come. : )
Great show! Keep going with more!
More to come for sure! :D We already have recorded another seven and have more in the queue. Thanks for watching Darrell.
Greg sent me with high praises.
Thanks for watching Marcus.
Greg sent me. You had me at "My Navy Story....", but I gotta leave and come back later to watch the whole vid.
Thanks for stopping by. We are very lucky Glenn was gracious enough to share these stories.
Greg sent me :)
Thanks for checking it out Paul. Much appreciated.
Greg sent me here.
Greg is awesome! Thanks for stopping by.
Greg sent me too!
Thanks for stopping by TJ! I hope you liked this episode.
I wonder if he's related to the late and beautiful actress Gene Tierney.
Greetings from Greg.
Thanks for coming by! 😊
Here from greg
Thanks! I hope you liked the brief moment the TBM was in this episode. : )
Greg sent me
Thanks for stopping by. We have a lot more cool stuff coming.
Who is Greg?
A friend of ours. His RUclips Channel is Greg's Airplanes and Automobiles. He kindly recommended this video to his subscribers.
If I said that to my dad he would have sank the boat with me in it.
Interesting...
Narcissistic