Lincourt, Wayne

Wayne Lincourt grew up in Richfield Springs, a farming village in central New York State. He attended the University of Maryland on an engineering scholarship, but dropped out to fly helicopters with the US Army. He served in Vietnam as an army attack helicopter pilot flying more than six hundred combat missions. His area of operation was predominantly in the Cu Chi District along the North Vietnamese Army's main infiltration routes from Cambodia. After leaving active duty, Wayne flew with the NY Army National Guard. He also served as a charter pilot, a first officer for a commuter airline, an...