Viper pilot : a memoir of air combat / Dan Hampton.
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. |
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Genre: | Personal narratives. Biographies. Autobiographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Harrisonville | 358.4 HAM 2013 (Text) | 0002205638204 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Viper Pilot : A Memoir of Air Combat
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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