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Douglas B. O'Rielly

LT/Captain · USN

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Douglas B. O'Rielly

“Dougo”

LT/Captain · USN

09/01/1960 – 12/01/1966

Dallas, TX

Service Details

School / Education

University of Minnesota

Pilot Designation

Naval Aviator

Service Years

09/01/1960 – 12/01/1966

Theaters of Service

Cuban Missile Crisis

Aircraft Flown

P-3 P2V B-727

Duty Assignments

USS Entemedor SS-340 (Observer)
USS Tench SS-417 (Observer)
VP-10

Service Organizations

Commemorative Air Force
Naval Aviation Museum Fdn.
FAA Wright Bros. Master Pilot Award

Achievements & Story

US Navy carrier qualification aboard USS Antietam (CV-36) in T-28c. Total military and civilian flight time: 23,411 hr Flew many flights over Russian shipping & Cuban gun boats during Cuban Missile Crisis. Flew for Braniff Int'l, Braniff Inc., Key Air, Southwest Airlines, FlexJet.