Mack H. Rowe

()Mack Rowe’s passion for flying became a lifelong vocation. During 45 years of flying he may have flown more types of aircraft than any other Tennessee pilot. During WWII he flew in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. He served in  105th Air National Guard Fighter Squadron at Nashville’s Berry Field and later joined Jesse Stallings and Henry Cannon to start Capitol Airways . He was Chief Pilot and ultimately CEO guiding Capitol to status as an international air carrier based at Smyrna airport. During his time, Rowe was credited with having more influence on commercial aviation in Nashville than any other person.