Please take a look at the article I wrote in this month's issue of Flying Magazine, (Jul/Aug 09) "I Learned About Flying From That." One of my personal all time Great Flyers is the topic. I have no doubt that John McAnally saved my life.
Roy grew up as a certified "airplane nut". His father was in Naval Aviation and Roy lived on many Naval Air Stations around the world. After a ground tour with the United States Marines, he went to Navy Flight Training and became qualified in many Naval Aircraft, but primarily the A-4 Skyhawk and the F-4 Phantom II.
His secondary military aviation specialty was as an aviation maintenance officer. After leaving the military he ran a successful business in California before selling it, and moving to Florida and starting a warbird parts business.