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Feet Wet: Reflections of a Carrier Pilot by Paul T. Gillcrist
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Subject
- US Naval Aviation
- Country of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780764302848
- Book Title
- Feet Wet : Reflections of a Carrier Pilot
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, The Limited
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 6.3in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Military / Aviation
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 18.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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Paul Gillcrist was a navy carrier pilot for almost thirty years, from the early days, of flying propeller planes from straight deck carriers, to the days of high-tech, lethal "teen" jets and supercarriers. In his remarkable career - from "nugget", to competent jet aviator, to test pilot, to Vietnam fighter pilot, to air wing commander, to head of "Fightertown, USA," Gillcrist flew the F-8 Crusader, F-4 Phantom, F-14 Tomcat, and a myriad of other tactical aircraft. He took part in the Navy's transition to jet aircraft, when accident rates were high and many feared that jets would not be able to operate in the harsh, demanding environment of "blue water ops." Gillcrist saw the introduction of critical innovations - the angled deck, steam catapult, optical landing system - that saved carrier jet aviation from extinction. Few aviators have had such varied and fascinating experiences, and few could write about them with such eloquence. Available now in a new hard cover reprint edition, Feet Wet (aviator talk for reaching the safety of water) is a chronicle of adventure, heroism, courage, and humor, with some of the most exciting passages ever written on flying. From his magical first flight - the sheer exstasy of being airborne, to the heart-pounding excitement of his first night "trap," the terror of ejecting from a test plane spinning out of control, to dodging SAMs and jousting with MiGs over Hanoi - Gillcrist takes the reader into his world and vividly conveys what all pilots live for - the tremendous "high" of all-out flying. As part of his absorbing stories. Gillcrist shares technical information on carrier aviation; the reader sees, step-by-step, how an airplane is launched, and then trapped again on a small deck aboard a moving ship - this, the most dificult feat in aviation. Paul gillcrist retired in 1985 after a 33-year career as a naval aviator. He commanded a fighter squadron, a carrier air wing, a major jet base, and as a flag officer, the Pacific Fleet fighter wing. He flew 167 combat missions in three Vietnam combat deployments, for which he was awarded seventeen combat decorations. Paul Gillcrist is also the author of Tomcat! The Grumman F-14 Story, Crusader! Last of the Gunfighters, and Vulture's Row: Thirty Years in Naval Aviation (all three titles are available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.).
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, The Limited
ISBN-10
0764302841
ISBN-13
9780764302848
eBay Product ID (ePID)
903812
Product Key Features
Book Title
Feet Wet : Reflections of a Carrier Pilot
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / Aviation
Publication Year
1997
Genre
History
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
6.3in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
18.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
V63.G5a3 1997
Edition Number
2
Copyright Date
2016
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
97-065902
Dewey Decimal
359.9/4/092 B
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
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