Robert J. Moriarty

Robert J. Moriarty (born September 9, 1946) is an American Marine F-4B fighter pilot who holds the record as the youngest naval aviator (at age 20) in the Vietnam War, achieving the rank of captain in the Marines at age 22. Before leaving military service in 1970, he recorded 824 combat missions.

He holds 14 international aviation records including the record for flight time between New York to Paris in two different categories. In 1984, at age 37, he was in the headlines for flying, on March 31 at 11:20, between the pillars of the Eiffel Tower aboard a Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft. He was part of a team entered in the Paris to Libreville air race but an engine failure south of Portugal forced him to drop out. After repairing the plane, and encouraged by Richard Fenwic, he turned his attention to the Eiffel Tower. When asked why he had done it, he replied: "Just for fun". Provided by Wikipedia