| John J. Nance | |
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| Born | July 5, 1946 Dallas, Texas |
| Occupation | Novelist, lawyer, airline captain, US Air Force Lt. Colonel, broadcaster |
| Genres | Aviation-based novels, non-fiction |
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www.johnjnance.com |
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John J. Nance (born July 5, 1946) is an American pilot, aviation safety expert, and author. His novels are largely about aviation, while his non-fiction covers various other areas.
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Nance was born in Dallas, Texas. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force and after pilot training served in both Vietnam, and as a Lieutenant Colonel with the Air Force Reserves, was called to active duty in Operation Desert Storm in Iraq. Concurrent with leaving extended active duty in 1975, he joined Braniff International Airlines as a pilot, and after the demise of Braniff, joined (and subsequently early-retired from) Seattle-based Alaska Airlines.
After working his way through college with the ABC affiliate WFAA-AM-FM-TV in Dallas as a radio and television newsman, and following active U.S. Air Force duty as a pilot during Vietnam, in the 1990s he joined ABC News as aviation editor for Good Morning America and Aerospace Analyst for ABC World News from 1995 to the present. Nance has also appeared as a national aviation commentator on over 1,300 radio and television shows, including The MacNeil–Lehrer Report, Oprah and Larry King Live.[1]
A New York Times bestselling, award winning author, two of Nance's nineteen books, Pandora's Clock and Medusa's Child, were adapted and aired as two four-hour television miniseries for NBC and ABC, respectively.[2]
Nance holds both Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from Southern Methodist University and SMU Dedman School of Law.[1]
Nance lives in Friday Harbor, Washington.[3]