James H. Flatley III

James Henry Flatley III (born January 9, 1934, in San Diego),[1] is a retired rear admiral in the United States Navy.

[4] While a lieutenant at the Naval Air Test Center at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, Flatley and his fellow crew members, LCDR Walter W. "Smokey" Stovall and Aviation Machinist's Mate (Jet).

V 1st Class Ed Brennan, made history when they completed 21 full-stop landings and takeoffs in a Lockheed C-130 Hercules aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal; it was the largest plane, with the heaviest load, ever to successfully land on a carrier.

[3] Awards he received during his career include the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal.

Their two oldest sons, James H. Flatley IV and Joseph F. Flatley are Navy fighter pilots and their youngest daughter Kara is a lieutenant in the Supply Corps and is married to Richard Brophy, a Navy fighter pilot.