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Viper pilot : a memoir of air combat / Dan Hampton.

Hampton, Dan, (author.).

Summary:

Profiles the life of fighter pilot Dan Hampton, a leading member of the Wild Weasels, the elite Air Force fighter squadrons sent first into a war zone and purposely drawing fire from surface-to-air missiles and artillery. Describes his service in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and includes actual flight data, mission reports, and intelligence summaries, all of which have been declassified.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062130341
  • ISBN: 006213034X
  • Physical Description: 345 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First William Morrow paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York : William Morrow, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: Angel of death -- YGBSM -- Cold war and hot times -- The elephant -- Fly like an Egyptian -- Patchwearer -- Intermission -- Shock and awe -- Sandstorm -- The valley of the shadow -- SAMbush -- ELI 33 -- Endgame.
Subject: Hampton, Dan.
United States. Air Force > Biography.
Fighter pilots > United States > Biography.
F-16 (Jet fighter plane)
Persian Gulf War, 1991 > Aerial operations, American.
Persian Gulf War, 1991 > Personal narratives, American.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Aerial operations, American.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Personal narratives, American.
Electronic warfare aircraft > United States.
Fighter pilots > Biography.
Persian Gulf War, 1991 > Aerial operations.
Persian Gulf War, 1991 > Personal narratives.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Aerial operations.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Personal narratives.
Electronic warfare aircraft.
Iraq.
United States.
Genre: Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cass County Library-Harrisonville 358.4 HAM 2013 (Text) 0002205638204 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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