VIPER PILOT - A Memoir of Air Combat

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "ONE OF THE BEST AIR-COMBAT MEMOIRS OF ALL TIME"* BY "ONE OF THE MOST DECORATED PILOTS IN AIR FORCE HISTORY"† 151 combat missions 21 hard kills on surface -to -air missile sites 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor 1 Purple Heart First into a war zone, flying behind enemy lines to purposely draw fire, the wild weasels are elite fighter squadrons with the most dangerous job in the Air Force One of the greatest aviation memoirs ever written, Viper Pilot is an Air Force legend''s thrilling eyewitness account of modern air warfare. For twenty years, Lieutenant Colonel Dan Hampton was a leading member of the Wild Weasels, logging 608 combat hours in the world''s most iconic fighter jet: the F-16 "Fighting Falcon," or "Viper." He spearheaded the 2003 invasion of Iraq, leading the first flight of fighters over the border en route to strike Baghdad. Earlier, on 9/11, Hampton''s father was inside the Pentagon when it was attacked; with his dad''s fate unknown, Hampton was scrambled into American skies and given the unprecedented orders to shoot down any unidentified aircraft. Viper Pilot is an unforgettable look into the closed world of fighter pilots and modern air combat. * TheDrive.com † New York Post

Summary

A twenty-year battle-seasoned pilot who flew 151 combat missions in the world's most iconic fighter plane - the F-16 Fighting Falcon - the Viper as its pilots call it. A fighter pilot who came of age at the end of the Cold War, Dan Hampton was one of the flyers scrambled into the skies on 9/11. This title tells his story.

Product details

• Authors: Dan Hampton, Hampton Dan
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 14.05.2013
• EAN: 9780062130341
• ISBN: 978-0-06-213034-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, HISTORY: Military / United States, HISTORY: Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), HISTORY: Modern / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Military, HISTORY: Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY: Military / Aviation, HISTORY: Essays, HISTORY: Middle East / Iraq