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Author:
Hampton, Dan, author.
Title:
Viper pilot : a memoir of air combat / Dan Hampton.
Edition:
1st William Morrow pbk. ed.
Publisher:
William Morrow,
Copyright Date:
2013
Description:
345 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
Subject:
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.
United States.--Air Force.
Iraq War (2003-2011)
Persian Gulf War (1991)
Electronic warfare aircraft.
F-16 (Jet fighter plane)
Fighter pilots.
Military operations, Aerial--American.
Iraq.
United States.
Hampton, Dan.
United States.--Air Force--Biography.
Fighter pilots--Biography.
F-16 (Jet fighter plane)
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.
1991-2011
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives--American.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
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.
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.
ISBN:
006213034X
9780062130341
OCLC:
(OCoLC)826658615
Locations:
SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

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