Red Adair

Firefighter, Film subject

1915 – 2004

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Who was Red Adair?

Paul Neal "Red" Adair was an American oil well firefighter. He became world notable as an innovator in the highly specialized and extremely hazardous profession of extinguishing and capping blazing, erupting oil well blowouts, both land-based and offshore.

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Born
Jun 18, 1915
Houston
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • John H. Reagan High School
Died
Aug 7, 2004
Houston

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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