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John Thomas Blackburn (January 24, 1912 – March 21, 1994) was an American naval aviator, World War II flying ace, and the first commanding officer of the famed F4U Corsair squadron VF-17 Jolly Rogers.
May 30, 2021 · BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — For most people, the name of former United States Naval Academy water polo athlete John Thomas “Tommy” Blackburn has been lost to the sands of time.
When the war started he was running a Naval Aviation advanced flying school at Miami (Opa Locka). This school took the graduates of primary flight training and introduced them to some requirements of actual combat: instrument flying, high-performance aircraft, gunnery, and formation flying.
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Mar 26, 1994 · Tom Blackburn, 81, a retired Navy captain and World War II fighter pilot with 13 confirmed kills in Pacific combat, died of cancer March 21 at his home in Jacksonville, Fla.
He entered the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, by Presidential appointment on June 17, 1929, and while there as a Midshipman partici-pated in soccer and water polo. Graduated and commissioned Ensign on June 1, 1933, he subsequently advanced in rank, attaining that of Captain, to date from July 1, 1952.
John Thomas "Tommy" Blackburn (1913—March 21, 1994) was a World War II flying ace, and first commanding officer of the famed F4U Corsair squadron VF-17 Jolly Rogers. He was born and raised in Washington D.C., and graduated from Duke Ellington School of the Arts|Western High School.
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Mar 21, 1994 · Lieutenant (Junior Grade) J. T. Blackburn, USN, was designated as Naval Aviator #5153 in 1937. Graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1933. Commander the attack aircraft carrier U.S.S. MIDWAY (CVA-41) from 1958 to 1959
