Harry was a decorated American fighter pilot during World War I and helped develop then-teenager Mitchell's lifelong love of flying at Kansas City's original airfield.

Concerned for the plight of Europe's Holocaust Survivors in the aftermath of World War II, Flint volunteered as an American fighter pilot in Israel's first aviation unit - 101 Squadron.

He served under Commander Modi Alon and flew alongside Ezer Weizman, the country's future president, during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

[5] Flint may be the only pilot in history to fly the Corsair, Avia S-199, North American P-51 Mustang, and Supermarine Spitfire in wartime combat.

[2] At the time of his death he was married to Joyce Flint, a former fashion designer-turned conservator, and had two sons, Michael, a film producer in Hollywood, and Guy, an educator.