The Rotary Club of Wichita will be hosting an event featuring Captain Charlie Plumb.

Plumb grew up in Kansas, and is a former pilot for the United States Navy. After graduating from the Naval Academy, Plumb completed Navy Flight Training and reported to Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego. There he flew the first adversarial flights in the development of what would be called The Navy Fighter Weapons School, currently known as “Top Gun.”

On his 75th mission, just five days before the end of his tour, Plumb was shot down over Hanoi, taken prisoner, tortured, and spent the next 2,103 days in North Vietnamese POW camps.

He retired from the United States Navy with the rank of Captain after 31 years of service.

The speaking event will be on Monday, July 25th. Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. Plumb is scheduled to speak from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. It will be at the Hyatt Regency Wichita (400 W. Waterman St.) in the Grand Eagle Ballroom.

 Event registration is open to the public.