Background
Mitchell Flint was born in 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri. His father Harry worked for the Pendergast political machine.
fighter pilot lawyer commander
Mitchell Flint was born in 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri. His father Harry worked for the Pendergast political machine.
Flint graduated from Westport High School in Kansas City, where he took part in the school"s Junior Reserve Officers" Training Corps, graduating with honors.
He was a United States. Navy Fighter pilot during World World War II, and later served as an American Volunteer pilot in Israel"s first fighter squadron during its War of Independence. Harry was also a decorated United States. fighter during World War I and introduced teenage Mitchell to his lifelong love of flying at Kansas City"s original airfield. He volunteered at age 18 to serve as a fighter pilot in the United States. Navy"s World World War II effort.
Following his successful completion of the Civilian Pilot Training Program, Mitchell served in the Pacific Theater on the naval air carrier, the United States Ship Wasp, under Admiral John South. McCain, Senior
Flint performed multiple dive bombing missions in the Pacific while flying the Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft. Concerned for the plight of Europe"s Holocaust Survivors in the aftermath of World World War II, Flint volunteered as an American fighter pilot in Israel"s first aviation unit -- The 101 Squadron.
He served under Commander Modi Alon and flew alongside Ezer Weizman, the country"s future President, during Israel"s War of Independence. Most notably, he led the dive-bombing team which ousted Colonel Gamel Abdel Nasser, the future President of Egypt).
Flint may be the only pilot in history to fly the Corsair, the Avia South-199, North American P-51 Mustang and the Supermarine Spitfire in wartime combat.
Flint attended, and along with other War for Independence volunteers, was saluted for his efforts at Israel"s Silver Anniversary in 1979, and again in 1999, at Israel"s Golden Anniversary. Mitchell Flint lives in Los Angeles, where he earned his law degree from University of California, Los Angeles, and has had a family law practice for over fifty years. He also currently serves at a Company-Director for Machal West, an organization composed of American Veterans who fought in Israel"s War for Independence, which he co-founded.
