Dan Heller

Dan Heller is a Senior Docent, writer, and historian at Lyon Air Museum in Orange County, California. He has been published in World War II Journal, The Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society, and AOPA Flight Training magazine. He is also the author of the books Across the Wing: Stories of Navy Carrier Combat Squadrons in the Vietnam Theatre and Their Stories: Tales of Military Service from the Docents of Lyon Air Museum. Prior to volunteering at Lyon, he spent over twenty years as a Systems Engineer in information technology, working with major aerospace contractors such as Boeing, General Dynamics, and Northrop Grumman. Holding a private pilot license for single-engine airplanes along with instrument and ground instructor ratings, he enjoys flying a Cessna Skyhawk and Citabria Super Decathlon aerobatic “taildragger” out of John Wayne Airport (KSNA). Mr. Heller is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he proudly served on the cutter Morgenthau.