A family-authorised biography of one of the top-scoring aces of the Battle of Britain.
Please note: This ebook edition does not include the photo insert from the print edition.
Fighter Pilot is the memoir of legendary ace American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force, Robin Olds. Robin Olds was a larger-than-life hero with a towering personality.
The widely anticipated memoir of legendary ace American fighter pilot, Robin Olds Robin Olds was a larger-than-life hero with a towering personality.
Examines how Kim Il Sung grabbed power and plunged his country into war against the United States while the youngest fighter pilot in his air force was playing a high-risk game of deception--and escape.
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.
Fighter Pilot's Heaven presents the dramatic inside story of the American military's transition into the jet age, as told by a flyer whose life depended on its success.
OFFICE OF AIR FORCE HISTORY, Washington, DC, Air Force Combat Units of World War II, edited by Maurer Maurer (1983). UNITED STATES AIR FORCE PUBLICATION, 47th Fighter Squadron AAF, A.P.O No. 86, HISTORY OF THE COMMAND SECTION (1-31 ...
But what made Boyd a man for the ages was what happened after he left the cockpit. A fighter on the ground as well as in the air, Boyd was relentless, brilliant, stubborn, and virtually always right.
"This is the best personal narrative of a start-to-finish career of a fighter pilot I have ever seen...factually accurate...pleasantly readable. It will captivate the neophyte to the world of flying and the old-hand as well.
His other crewmate was Eldon Bailey, the gunner. He probably knew them better than he knew his wife—at least, he spent more time with them. The military part of the story—some insights into Eddie's character—was fleshed out in Cliff ...