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Colonel Frank Allen Kurtz Jr. (September 9, 1911 – October 31, 1996) was an American Olympic diver and an aviator in the United States Army Air Forces.
Nov 9, 1996 · Frank Kurtz, who ran away from home at 12, set aviation speed records as a teen-ager, became an Olympic high diver in the 1930's and then won fame as a pilot in World War II, died on Oct. 31 at...
May 25, 2015 · How Frank Kurtz and Marshall Wayne went from diving fro the U.S. at the 1936 Olympics to flying reconnaissance missions during World War II.
Nov 7, 1996 · Col. Frank Kurtz, Olympic medalist diver and the most decorated Army Air Corps pilot in World War II known for flying the last surviving B-17 Flying Fortress, has died. He was 85.
In the spring of 1942, Capt. Frank Kurtz, the personal pilot for Lt. Gen. George Brett, took over The Swoose. (His daughter, famed actress Swoosie Kurtz, was named after the aircraft.) The Swoose traveled to forward air bases in the combat zone, and sometimes the crew had to man the guns against enemy fighter attack.
Oct 31, 1996 · Colonel Frank Allen Kurtz Jr. (September 9, 1911 – October 31, 1996) was an American Olympic diver and an aviator in the United States Army Air Forces.
During World War II, as the senior air aide to General George Brett, Major Frank Kurtz was the pilot of the historic B-17D Flying Fortress bomber, "The Swoose," which is now on display in the Smithsonian. He was the Commander of the 463rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), in the 15th Air Force.
