Like a cat with nine lives, CDR Clayton Fisher, a Navy carrier pilot, narrowly escaped death time after time. His love of flying began in childhood, starting with
rides in barnstorming biplanes and a blimp, continuing on into the Battle of Midway, where he was a dive bomber pilot during the greatest naval battle in U.S. history.
He flew in the initial flight of dive bombers attacking Japanese aircraft carriers
in the Battle of Santa Cruz in the South Pacific where his ship, the USS Hornet,
was sunk. Later during the Korean War he flew 80 combat bombing missions over
North Korea in the famous Corsair fighter off the USS Essex during 1951 and 1952.
Fisher's dramatic tales of life as a flight student, later as a dive bomber and
fighter instructor, come to life vividly in HOOKED
After 21 years of naval service, Clayton Fisher retired from the Navy to live in Coronado, California, where he became a successful real estate broker and property developer. He is now fully retired and enjoys spending time with his family.