The Navy aviator who flew more hours in an F-14 Tomcat than anyone else — most of them out of Naval Air Station Oceana — died Saturday when his private plane crashed at an Idaho airport. Dale “Snort” ...

A 1978 graduate of the Navy’s “Top Gun” Fighter Weapons School, he was the Navy’s Fighter Pilot of the Year in 1985 and a regular participant in Oceana’s air shows. According to the NTSB report, ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A legendary F-14 Tomcat pilot who was stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana for years died this month in a plane crash in Idaho. Capt. Dale “Snort” Snodgrass was the ...

Tributes began pouring in from around the globe Sunday for Capt. Dale “Snort” Snodgrass, the legendary U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat pilot who died in a single-engine airplane crash Saturday at the ...

Dale O. "Snort" Snodgrass CAPT USN (Ret.) embodied the Navy motto of Semper Fortis – Always Courageous Dale O. "Snort" Snodgrass CAPT USN (Ret.) a celebrated naval officer and aviator for 27 years, ...

Snodgrass, who retired in 1999, was a pilot with a Florida-based air show operation and taught aerobatics and formation flying in St. Augustine. His active-duty career included serving as the ...

Tributes began pouring in from around the globe Sunday for Capt. Dale “Snort” Snodgrass, the legendary U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat pilot who died in a single-engine airplane crash Saturday at the ...