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Frank Wilbur [N 1] "Spig" Wead (24 October 1895 – 15 November 1947) was a U.S. Navy aviator who helped promote United States Naval aviation from its inception through World War II. Commander Wead was a recognized authority on early aviation. Following a crippling spinal injury in 1926, Wead was placed on the retired list.
The Wings of Eagles is a 1957 American Metrocolor film starring John Wayne, Dan Dailey and Maureen O'Hara, based on the life of Frank "Spig" Wead and the history of U.S. Naval aviation from its inception through World War II. [3]
Blaze of Noon is a 1947 aviation adventure film directed by John Farrow and based on writer and aviator Ernest K. Gann's best-selling novel Blaze of Noon (1946), a story about early air mail operations.
US Navy Lieutenant Commander Frank "Spig" Wead, a former pilot, was given the story credit and stayed on as a technical consultant. As production began, the old Arcadia airfield was converted into a set, complete with "artificial snow, fake ice mounds and painted backdrop attached to the back side of the dilapidated Army barracks."
Air Mail is a 1932 American pre-Code adventure film directed by John Ford, based on a story by Dale Van Every and Frank "Spig" Wead. The film stars Ralph Bellamy, Pat O'Brien and Gloria Stuart. [1] A copy is preserved in the Library of Congress. [2]
Amaranthus blitum is an erect or semi-prostrate annual plant. The single or branched stem can grow to one metre (three point three feet) tall. The green or purplish leaves are up to 10 cm (4 in) long on stalks of a similar length and are arranged spirally.
"Spig" – Frank W. Wead, U.S. Navy aviator and screenwriter "Spike" – William H. P. Blandy, U.S. Navy admiral [4] William Eckert, U.S. Air Force lieutenant general and fourth commissioner of Major League Baseball; Martin P. Hottel, U.S. submarine commander [4] William W. Momyer, U.S. Air Force general and World War II flying ace
"Spig" – Frank W. Wead, U.S. Navy aviator and screenwriter "Spuds" – Theodore Ellyson, pioneer U.S. Navy aviator "Stan" – Roderic Dallas, top Australian fighter ace of World War I "Stapme" – Gerald Stapleton, British Battle of Britain fighter ace "Strafer" – Geoffrey Warnes, No. 263 Squadron RAF