Paul T Entrekin
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Paul T Entrekin

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Paul graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1976. As a football letterman he was a member of Coach Shug Jordan’s 1972 “Amazins” – one of the Auburn Tigers most memorable teams.
He was commissioned as a Marine Corps officer in 1977 and then designated a Naval Aviator in 1980. During his military career he attended the Naval Postgraduate School, was carrier qualified and flew both rotary wing and fixed wing aircraft. He was an instructor pilot until leaving active duty in 1986 and then retained reserve status with the Defense Intelligence Agency as a clandestine operative until retiring after Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in 1991.
Also in 1986, he started Entrekin Aviation and became the first civilian in the world to own and operate a Russian MiG aircraft. As a full time airshow pilot, Paul performed flight demonstrations across North America and entertained millions of spectators while also participating in motion picture, television and government contracts.
In 1989 Paul accepted a position with Delta Air Lines. He has flown more than 30,000 hours in over 50 types of rotary and fixed wing aircraft ranging from the BD-5J micro jet to the Boeing 777.
He holds multiple U.S. and World Airspeed Records and is recognized on the National Aviation and Space Exploration Wall of Honor.
He is a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, the Blue Angels Association, the National Football Foundation and has received numerous civilian and military awards. Paul also has a Master of Education degree from the University of West Florida.
Paul is an Eagle Scout, Scottish Rite Mason, past President of the Pensacola North Rotary Club, Deacon with First Baptist Church of Pensacola, a former leader in the Gulf Coast Council of the Boy Scouts of America (recognized as their 2014 Eagle Class Honoree and recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Eagle Scout Award), past President of the Veterans Memorial Park Foundation of Pensacola, and is Air Boss of the Pensacola Beach Air Show. He is the author of three books, Mighty Hands and Mr. MiG, as well as various articles and technical papers and co-author of the book Jasper and the Christmas Faeries with his wife, Lisa.
An avid outdoorsman, Paul has hunted deer, moose, elk, caribou, black bear, brown bear and a World Slam of the North American Wild Turkey.
His lovely wife is the former Lisa Goeller.
More information about Paul is available at www.PaulEntrekin.com, LinkedIn, Wikipedia, YouTube and FaceBook (Entrekin Aviation).
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