Norvin C. “Bud” Evans served in three wars as a combat fighter pilot flying nearly 200 combat missions. He retired from the USAF while Commander of the Fighter Test Operations Division at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. He has flown 58 years as a pilot, 38 of which were spent as a USAF and civilian experimental test pilot.
Bud has held the civilian positions of: Director of Flight Test Operations, Vice President of Flight Test, manager of western U.S. marketing for a large aerospace corporation, Vice President for Foreign Sales for a U.S. steel company, President and owner of a full service Fixed Base Flight Corporation and consultant to the Pentagon for foreign military sales.
He has also been an advisor to several foreign Air Forces and has represented the United States performing aerial demonstration flights in international air shows including performances for the kings of Belgium and Saudi Arabia.
During his 58 year flying career he has flown 204 different types of aircraft accumulating over 15,000 hours as a pilot. His highest flights have been in the U-2 and his fastest in the F-15 “Eagle.” He has been awarded 36 U.S. and foreign decorations. He is also a Fellow in The Society of Experimental Test Pilots, the world’s most prestigious pilot group.
Bud has held the civilian positions of: Director of Flight Test Operations, Vice President of Flight Test, manager of western U.S. marketing for a large aerospace corporation, Vice President for Foreign Sales for a U.S. steel company, President and owner of a full service Fixed Base Flight Corporation and consultant to the Pentagon for foreign military sales.
He has also been an advisor to several foreign Air Forces and has represented the United States performing aerial demonstration flights in international air shows including performances for the kings of Belgium and Saudi Arabia.
During his 58 year flying career he has flown 204 different types of aircraft accumulating over 15,000 hours as a pilot. His highest flights have been in the U-2 and his fastest in the F-15 “Eagle.” He has been awarded 36 U.S. and foreign decorations. He is also a Fellow in The Society of Experimental Test Pilots, the world’s most prestigious pilot group.
