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Fighter Pilot

Christina Olds,Robin Olds,Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot Book PDF

Author : Christina Olds,Robin Olds,Ed Rasimus
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 142992909X

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Please note: This ebook edition does not include the photo insert from the print edition. The widely anticipated memoir of legendary ace American fighter pilot, Robin Olds Robin Olds was a larger-than-life hero with a towering personality. A graduate of West Point and an inductee in the National College Football Hall of Fame for his All-American performance for Army, Olds was one of the toughest college football players at the time. In WWII, Olds quickly became a top fighter pilot and squadron commander by the age of 22—and an ace with 12 aerial victories. But it was in Vietnam where the man became a legend. He arrived in 1966 to find a dejected group of pilots and motivated them by placing himself on the flight schedule under officers junior to himself, then challenging them to train him properly because he would soon be leading them. Proving he wasn't a WWII retread, he led the wing with aggressiveness, scoring another four confirmed kills, becoming a rare triple ace. Olds (who retired a brigadier general and died in 2007) was a unique individual whose personal story is one of the most eagerly anticipated military books of the year.

Fighter Pilots

Antony Loveless
Fighter Pilots Book PDF

Author : Antony Loveless
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0778750965

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Learn about the men and women who engage enemy aircraft, fly over enemy territory, and operate complex weapons.

Fighter Pilot

Mac 'Serge' Tucker
Fighter Pilot Book PDF

Author : Mac 'Serge' Tucker
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781743318706

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Fighter Pilot by Mac 'Serge' Tucker Pdf

Sit down and strap yourself in for an exhilarating ride to the sound barrier and beyond with a real life Topgun!

Fighter Pilots

David West,James Field
Fighter Pilots Book PDF

Author : David West,James Field
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781404214552

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Fighter Pilots by David West,James Field Pdf

Sketches featuring three famous fighter pilots presented in graphic novel format accompany information about the history of fighter planes and requirements for the job of fighter pilot.

The Last Fighter Pilot

Don Brown
The Last Fighter Pilot Book PDF

Author : Don Brown
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781621575559

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*A NATIONAL BESTSELLER!* The New York Post calls The Last Fighter Pilot a "must-read" book. From April to August of 1945, Captain Jerry Yellin and a small group of fellow fighter pilots flew dangerous bombing and strafe missions out of Iwo Jima over Japan. Even days after America dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9, the pilots continued to fly. Though Japan had suffered unimaginable devastation, the emperor still refused to surrender. Bestselling author Don Brown (Treason) sits down with Yelllin, now ninety-three years old, to tell the incredible true story of the final combat mission of World War II. Nine days after Hiroshima, on the morning of August 14th, Yellin and his wingman 1st Lieutenant Phillip Schlamberg took off from Iwo Jima to bomb Tokyo. By the time Yellin returned to Iwo Jima, the war was officially over—but his young friend Schlamberg would never get to hear the news. The Last Fighter Pilot is a harrowing first-person account of war from one of America's last living World War II veterans.

Life as an Air Force Fighter Pilot

Robert C. Kennedy
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Author : Robert C. Kennedy
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0516235451

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The On Duty series celebrates the exciting and rewarding life in the armed forces. Each book offers readers a panoramic view of the work, responsibilities, and opportunities to be expected by a member of the army, navy, marine, and air force branches of the military.

Fighter Pilot

Paul Richey
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Author : Paul Richey
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780750965385

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One of 'The 30 Best Travel and Adventure Books of All Time', as selected by Gear Patrol, Winner 2015 US Travel and Adventure website. Fighter Pilot was written from the immediate and unfettered personal journal that 23-year-old Flying Officer Paul Richey began on the day he and No. 1 Squadron landed their Hawker Hurricanes on a grass airfield in France. Originally published in September 1941, it was the first such account of air combat against the Luftwaffe in France in the Second World War, and it struck an immediate chord with a British public enthralled by the exploits of its young airmen. It is the story of a highly skilled group of young volunteer fighter pilots who patrolled, flew and fought at up to 30,000 feet in unheated cockpits, without radar and often from makeshift airfields, and who were finally confronted by the overwhelming might of Hitler's Blitzkreig. It tells how this remarkable squadron adapted its tactics, its aircraft and itself to achieve a brilliant record of combat victories – in spite of the most extreme and testing circumstances. All the thrills, adrenalin rushes and the sheer terror of dog-fighting are here: simply, accurately and movingly described by a young airman discovering for himself the deadly nature of the combat in which he is engaged.

Fighter Combat

Robert L. Shaw
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Author : Robert L. Shaw
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Air warfare
ISBN : 0870210599

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This book provides a detailed discussion of one-on-one dog-fights and multi-fighter team work tactics. Full discussions of fighter aircraft and weapons systems performance are provided along with an explanation of radar intercept tactics and an analysis of the elements involved in the performance of fighter missions.

The Spirit of Attack

Bruce Gordon
The Spirit of Attack Book PDF

Author : Bruce Gordon
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781491846049

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SCRAMBLE! In a couple of minutes my wingman and I would be airborne on another adventure. Sometimes we intercepted an airliner, sometimes a misplaced B-52 bomber, and sometimes Russian bombers probing our defenses; Russian warships; MIG fighters; or troops in contact in Vietnam, calling for napalm only yards from their positions. Twice it was UFOs - Unidentified Flying Objects! This book is a series of short stories, supported by more than 90 photographs. The first part has my own stories; later stories were contributed by my fellow pilots. The last story is from WW II of our P-38 fighters attacking the Romanian oil fields and getting badly mauled by defending Romanian fighters - and a Romanian pilot's view of the battle! Only the spirit of attack borne in a brave heart will bring success to any fighter aircraft, to matter how highly developed the aircraft may be. That quote from Adolf Galland, an Ace of the German Luftwaffe in WW II, was the motto of our 317th Fighter Interceptor Squadron in Alaska. The fighter pilot is a hunter, and his quarry is the most dangerous in the world - men who want to kill him! The best defense is a good offense - ATTACK! The US Air Force had a program called Every Man a Tiger. A tiger does not kill impulsively or in anger, but plans his attack carefully and strikes with cool ferocity. We were tigers! Fighter pilots tell stories around the bar, but they seldom write them down. These stories were written by the fighter pilots themselves! Come with me and hear of the beauty of flight, the mortal danger of electrical power failure at night in a snowstorm, and the thrill of attack with 20mm cannons firing right under your feet!

Once A Fighter Pilot

Jerry W. Cook
Once A Fighter Pilot Book PDF

Author : Jerry W. Cook
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2002-05-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780071630610

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* The true adventure tales of a U.S. Air Force fighter who flew more than 400 combat hours while on duty in Vietnam * Provides a rare insider's glimpse into the world of the flying elite, detailing their education, training, emotions, and day to day experiences * Poignant, sometimes funny, brutally honest, always exciting, and an eye-opening look at one of the most tumultuous eras in U.S. history.

Aces, Warriors and Wingmen

Wayne Ralph
Aces Warriors and Wingmen Book PDF

Author : Wayne Ralph
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780470158142

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A celebration and a tribute to the warriors of the air who as young men served their country with unselfish devotion. Hear their words. Join these young Canadians in combat. AN EXCERPT FROM THE ACCOUNT OF GROUP CAPTAIN RAYNE SCHULTZ, 410 SQUADRON. It was heading home very fast, a Junkers 188, in thin cloud, well out over the North Sea. We hit it badly, and it was flaming, two-three hundred yards [of] flames streaming behind... my navigator, being a serious-minded individual said, "Let's get in closer and take a good look at it, as it is a different type of aircraft and I can report on it when we get down." So I closed in, which was the stupidest thing I ever did.... The mid-upper gunner was not dead; he was sitting inside of the flames. The next thing I saw the gun traversing down toward us. I broke as fast as I could, but he put forty to forty-four 13mm cannon shells into us. I had pistons blown out of one engine and the constant speed unit blown out in the other. We were going to bail out! We jettisoned the door and the navigator was halfway out when the chap came back from the Ground Control Intercept (GCI) and said, "There is a Force 9 to 10 sea and we will never be able [to rescue] you." So we brought that aircraft back to Bradwell Bay and I can tell you it near flew again. My navigator was wounded, bleeding from the face. I could see the engines running red hot, one was actually running on molten metal... the whole thing glowing inside. The air bottles were shot away and I had no brakes for landing. The Mosquito was in ribbons.

Fighter Pilot

Nick Gordon
Fighter Pilot Book PDF

Author : Nick Gordon
Publisher : Bellwether Media
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781612117010

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Fighter pilots are always ready for a dogfight. They know how to effectively maneuver in the air and shoot at enemy aircraft. They welcome danger because it means the chance to become a flying ace. See what combat looks like from the cockpit of a fighter plane.

To Fly and Fight

Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson
To Fly and Fight Book PDF

Author : Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781524563424

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To Fly and Fight by Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson Pdf

Bud Anderson is a flyers flyer. The Californians enduring love of flying began in the 1920s with the planes that flew over his fathers farm. In January 1942, he entered the Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet Program. Later after he received his wings and flew P-39s, he was chosen as one of the original flight leaders of the new 357th Fighter Group. Equipped with the new and deadly P-51 Mustang, the group shot down five enemy aircraft for each one it lost while escorting bombers to targets deep inside Germany. But the price was high. Half of its pilots were killed or imprisoned, including some of Buds closest friends. In February 1944, Bud Anderson, entered the uncertain, exhilarating, and deadly world of aerial combat. He flew two tours of combat against the Luftwaffe in less than a year. In battles sometimes involving hundreds of airplanes, he ranked among the groups leading aces with 16 aerial victories. He flew 116 missions in his old crow without ever being hit by enemy aircraft or turning back for any reason, despite one life or death confrontation after another. His friend Chuck Yeager, who flew with Anderson in the 357th, says, In an airplane, the guy was a mongoosethe best fighter pilot I ever saw. Buds years as a test pilot were at least as risky. In one bizarre experiment, he repeatedly linked up in midair with a B-29 bomber, wingtip to wingtip. In other tests, he flew a jet fighter that was launched and retrieved from a giant B-36 bomber. As in combat, he lost many friends flying tests such as these. Bud commanded a squadron of F-86 jet fighters in postwar Korea, and a wing of F-105s on Okinawa during the mid-1960s. In 1970 at age 48, he flew combat strikes as a wing commander against communist supply lines. To Fly and Fight is about flying, plain and simple: the joys and dangers and the very special skills it demands. Touching, thoughtful, and dead honest, it is the story of a boy who grew up living his dream.

The Fighter Pilot's Wife

Gilberta Guth
The Fighter Pilot s Wife Book PDF

Author : Gilberta Guth
Publisher : Call Sign Press (US)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Air Force spouses
ISBN : 097686780X

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The Fighter Pilot's Wife by Gilberta Guth Pdf

Offering an inside look at military family life spanning WWII through the Korean and Vietnam Wars, this memoir not only chronicles the heroism of those in combat, but also that of the wives and families at home as they live under the constant shadow of potential loss. Married at the age of 22 to a dashing young jet pilot, young bride Gilberta Guth embarked on what was for many years a global journey, following her husband all over the world as he pursued his career. From their honeymoon in Las Vegas to an Ichibon sayonara and a St. Gobain au revoir to his final assignment in civilian life, she stood by his side and raised their four children. In the process she learned to cope with the tragic death of young pilots and how the other wives and family members comforted the widows and helped them pack up their children and leave the familial embrace of the military. Reproductions of letters, photos, and newspaper clippings further enrich this moving account of the challenges faced by a military family in both wartime and peacetime.

Once a Fighter Pilot

Jerry W. Cook
Once a Fighter Pilot Book PDF

Author : Jerry W. Cook
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : NWU:35556026888123

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Once a Fighter Pilot by Jerry W. Cook Pdf

Beginning back in 1942 when, at age 5, he was mesmerized by a shiny Lockheed P-38 doing loops over his backyard, Jerry Cook dreamed of becoming a fighter pilot. Against tough odds, he pursued his ambition with single-minded zeal, becoming one of the best and brightest candidates in the Air Force Aviation Cadet Program in the mid-1950s. Even after his inauspicious first night solo flight - when his equipment failed but he somehow managed to land safely - Cook never wavered from his goal. Eventually, he attained Nirvana (or so he thought) when he was assigned to duty in Vietnam. Finally, he would be able to use all of his training and skills. By the time his one-year hitch was up, he had flown more than 400 combat hours. During those days, he survived more near-misses than he cares to remember - somehow maintaining his wry sense of humor in spite of everything. With rare wit, candor, and insight, Cook shares his personal experiences as one of flying's most elite group, recounting the days leading up to his distinguished military career, as well as his tour of duty in Vietnam. A compelling slice of history as well as a revealing insider's account of the rarefied world of fighter pilots, this is also a coming-of-age story of desire, determination, and dedication played out against a background of political unrest and moral uncertainty.