John Dale Price (May 18, 1892 – December 18, 1957) was an admiral in the United States Navy who, early in his career, set many records as a naval aviator.

Price graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1916[1] along with his friend Spig Wead.

[2] Lieutenant Price is also credited with making the first planned night landing on a US aircraft carrier, on the USS Langley (CV-1) in a TS fighter biplane on April 8, 1925 (Lieutenant Harold J. Brow "stalled while practicing night approaches" and landed by accident on February 5).

[3] He served in World War II, and at some point commanded Fleet Air Wing Two as a rear admiral.

[1] He was played by Ken Curtis in the 1957 film The Wings of Eagles, which starred John Wayne as Spig Wead.