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Author and retired air force lieutenant colonel dan hampton discussed his book, viper pilot. Sure to rank as one of the greatest aviation memoirs ever written, viper pilot is an air force legends thrilling eyewitness account of modern air warfare from 1986 to 2006, lt. Jul 09, 20 viper pilot is an instant aviation classic. A memoir of air combat by dan hampton viper pilot is the highoctane memoir of one of americas elite aviators.
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Dan hampton offers a personal, irreverent, noholdsbarred look into the life of an air force fighter pilot. It is a good book describing the role of an f16 pilot in. A colorful memoir of a pilot who had a great deal of fun during his career, which included 726 career combat hours flown and service throughout the world, including iraq during both wars. A memoir of air combat, lords of the sky, the hunter killers. A memoir of air combat by dan hampton 20, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Viper pilot by dan hampton book read online scribd. Their task was the most dangerous of all, to draw fire from hostile surface to air missile sites and artillery. Exclusive to this edition are 11 video interviews, where hampton talks candidly about his time as a wild weasel and about the fighter jet that kept him alive through so many dangerous skirmishes. The new york times bestselling author of viper pilot and retired usaf f16 legend dan hampton offers the first comprehensive popular history of combat aviation a unique, entertaining, and actionpacked look at the aces of the air and their machines, from the red baron and his triplane in world war i to todays technologically expert flying warriors in supersonic jets. One of the greatest aviation memoirs ever written, viper pilot is an air force legends thrilling eyewitness account of modern air warfare. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
Dan hamptons viper pilot truly impressed meif youre a combat vet. Get inside the cockpit with dan hampton, the militarys most decorated f16 pilot, in this enhanced e book edition of viper pilot. Published on aug 1, 2014 dan hampton, a retired f16 pilot, talks about the history of combat aviation and discusses how fighter pilots have changed the. Additionally, he is the ceo of mvi international, a private military company based out of colorado. Viper pilot and lords of the sky, as well as a novel, the mercenary. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. There was a lot of technical information about combat aviation and the aircraft used by these pilots but i felt that this was important to the story he told. Hampton recounts his training as a pilot, then his selection for f16sofficially the fighting falcon but known in the usaf as the viperand finally his training for the most demanding flying done in the f16, the wild weasel missions. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Below is a list of dan hamptons books in order of when they were originally released. The decorated veteran shares his extraordinary experiences in his book, viper pilot.
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Dan hampton was a leading member of the wild weasels, the elite air force fighter squadrons whose mission is recognized as the most dangerous job in modern air. If you love action packed modern day war stories then strap yourself in and get ready for a gutwrenching, gforce defying thrill ride. Air force lieutenant colonel dan hampton, who served for twenty years, flying missions in the iraq war, the kosovo conflict, and the first gulf war. He debuted as a novelist in 20 with the novel the mercenary. Viper pilot dan hampton paperback harpercollins publishers. Oct 22, 2012 memoir by f16 air force pilot dan hampton, who was called on to secure u. Viper pilot is the highoctane memoir of one of americas elite aviators. For his service in the iraq war, kosovo conflict, first gulf war, and elsewhere, colonel hampton received four distinguished flying crosses with valor, a purple heart, eight air medals with.
Air force lieutenant colonel and bestselling author dan hampton. Below is a list of dan hampton s books in order of when they were originally released. Air force with four videos in the cspan video library. Viper pilot ebook by dan hampton author 103,337 words. Dan hampton s thrilling portrayals of combat missions kept me glued to the story, and he has captured the essence of wild weasel fighter operations as no one has before. Click download or read online button to get viper pilot book now. Dan hampton flew more than 150 combat missions during his twenty years 19862006 as a wild weasel fighter pilot. Dan hampton is one of americas most decorated fighter pilots of modern times and he holds nothing back when it comes to his views on air combat. Dan hampton was a leading member of the wild weasels, the elite air force fighter. Viper pilot ebook by dan hampton 9780062365 rakuten kobo. Get inside the cockpit with dan hampton, the militarys most decorated f16 pilot, in this enhanced ebook edition of viper pilot. Air force pilot, offers an incongruous mixture of an inthecockpit air combat chronicle entwined with a detailed and opinionated analysis of the vietnam war.
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