| Ok so I was checking the CW Black Knights Tomcat when I saw the name, it kept bouncing around in my head until the name hit me. So are these two related or is it just a fluke? |
It's not just a fluke. The Flatleys are a Naval Aviation Dynasty if there ever is one. Jimmy Flatley Jr of the Grim Reapers and VF-5 had a son, Jimmy Flatley III who was also a Naval Aviator, landing a C-130 aboard the Forrestal, flying in Vietnam in VF-31, CO of VF-33, and CAG of the Saratoga's Air Wing during the 1970s. Jimmy Flatley IV was CO of the Black Knights during Iraqi Freedom, Commander Joe Flatley, another grandson of Jimmy flew Hornets and retired after 16 years of service. I have not found out what has happened to Jimmy Flatley V, but he did get to ride during a trap in a C-2 COD plane in 2002
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