Fighter Pilot Fighter Pilot

Fighter Pilot

The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds

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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. A graduate of West Point and an inductee in the National College Football Hall of Fame for his All-American performance for Army, Olds was one of the toughest college football players at the time. In WWII, Olds quickly became a top fighter pilot and squadron commander by the age of 22—and an ace with 12 aerial victories.

But it was in Vietnam where the man became a legend. He arrived in 1966 to find a dejected group of pilots and motivated them by placing himself on the flight schedule under officers junior to himself, then challenging them to train him properly because he would soon be leading them. Proving he wasn't a WWII retread, he led the wing with aggressiveness, scoring another four confirmed kills, becoming a rare triple ace.

Olds, who retired a brigadier general and died in 2007, was a unique individual whose personal story presents one of the most eagerly anticipated military books in recent memory.

Please note: This ebook edition does not include the photo insert from the print edition.

GENRE
Geschiedenis
UITGEGEVEN
2010
13 april
TAAL
EN
Engels
LENGTE
416
Pagina's
UITGEVER
St. Martin's Publishing Group
GROOTTE
1,4
MB

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A must read

Not only aviation enthusiasts will enjoy this magnificent book. It is very well written, inspiring and gripping. Truly a must read. I profoundly regret that I have no more pages to turn.

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