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Bradford Berg
Bradford Berg, the son of newspaper publisher Royal Howard Berg, attended high school in Melbourne, on the east coast of Florida, where he was born on January 13, 1928. After one s...view moreBradford Berg, the son of newspaper publisher Royal Howard Berg, attended high school in Melbourne, on the east coast of Florida, where he was born on January 13, 1928. After one semester at the University of Florida, he switched to the Embry Riddle School of Aviation, where he became an aircraft and engine mechanic. In 1948, he entered the U.S. Air Force as an aviation cadet and won his wings. He served on the Pacific island of Okinawa and flew unarmed spotter missions in Korea during that conflict.
After his discharge from the Air Force, Berg was accepted as a co-pilot for Trans World Airlines. During three decades as a pilot, he flew nearly every airplane in the TWA lineup, from propeller-driven Constellations to 747 Jumbo jets. He retired from TWA as chief pilot in Los Angeles with responsibility for the Western Division.
For several years after his retirement from TWA, he remained active as a pilot. His recreational activities included a lifelong love of golf which he played everywhere he could from California to Florida, touring the United States in a motor home, flying his own airplanes and gliders and racing greyhound dogs. He was also addicted to cigarettes, which threatened his very existence.
With his wife, Nell, Brad settled in Wickenburg, Arizona, to write these reminiscences, then moved to Palm Desert, California, to be closer to advanced medical care.view less