CAPT Thomas W Finta USN 1965-1995 | |||
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 Finta | Nickname: Stinger Branch: USN Commission: AOC Commission Year: 1966 Pre-Flight: AOC 37-65 Wings Year: 1968 Active Years: 1965-1995 Reserves: Mil Retirement: 1995 Spouse: Sheri Last Location: TX | Assignments: VF-114 68-71 2 Vietnam deplo NATC-Pax River VX-4 F-14 test VF-14 2 deploy Topgun XO 77-79 XO/CO VF-213 War College/DC CO NATTC, TN NATO HQ, OSLO | Highlights: After AOC assigned to USS WASP, Nuc Weps O.1 Gemmini pick-up.P-cola for NFO sch. F-4 RAG, Miramar. VF-114 68-71. 2 Vietnam deployments 203 combat missions.(Topgun Graduate 69. Have Donut. Naval Air Test Center, Flt Test Officer on F-14 71-72, JET Team, Pt Mugu, 72-74 Op/Tech eval F-14. VF-14 74-77. NFO of the year 75. 2 Med/N ATL deploy JFK. Topgun XO-77-79. Aide COMNAVAIRPAC79-80. XO/CO VF-213 Blacklions.2 IO deployments, USSAmerica/Enterprise |
— Stinger Finta, October 11, 2007 | |||