Captain Jack S. Gandy Captain Jack S. Gandy, 41 was a veteran pilot for Trans World Airlines with 14,922 hours total time and 7,208 hours in the Lockheed Constellation. Captain Gandy had been with TWA since 1939 and became a Captain on DC-3s in 1942. Captain Gandy having served active duty during WW2, he also served in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1937-1954. Gandy was familiar with the route on June 30th, having flown it more than 177 times.