Above Average: Naval Aviation the Hard Way

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Above Average: Naval Aviation the Hard Way

STEPHEN COONTS, NY Times best-selling author of Flight of the Intruder -- â€œD. D. Smith's personal memoir of his years in naval aviation is more than a â€˜I was thereâ€™ tale. He captures the myriad of challenges that was Naval Aviation before the Vietnam War. When I arrived in the fleet, D. D. Smith and his compadres were the squadron execs or COs who led us nuggets into the inferno of Vietnamâ€¦ A huge tip of the hat to D.D. Smith. This book will appeal to every naval aviator or NFO of whatever era. Highly recommended.â€But the book is much more. It is a cleverly written and refreshingly honest story of the authorâ€™s life and times as he fought his way from rural Minnesota to the blazing skies over North Vietnam. 138 combat missions. More than 800 carrier arrested landings. As the Navyâ€™s first Chief Test Pilot, his tests of the F-14 resulted in the first EVER flat spin in a Tomcat -- and it nearly killed him. No swaggering bravado here; this is a fresh, insightful look at life, luck and guts â€“ in Vietnam and beyond.
Country USA
Brand Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781986283090
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781986283090
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Above Average: Naval Aviation the Hard Way

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