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Fast Jets and Other Beasts: Personal Insights from the Cockpit of the Hunter,
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- Condition
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- 9781910690420
- UPC
- 9781910690420
- ISBN
- 9781910690420
- MPN
- N/A
- Item Length
- 23.6 cm
- Item Weight
- 0.37 kg
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Fast Jets and Other Beasts: Personal insights from the cockpit of the Hunter, Phantom, Jaguar, Tornado and many more
- Item Height
- 234mm
- Publisher
- Grub Street Publishing
- Genre
- Biographies & True Stories
- Topic
- Government, History
- Item Width
- 156mm
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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Over a thirty-two-year military flying career which spanned a period when the RAF regularly replaced its fighter/bombers, Ian Hall had seven front-line flying tours on five different types. His story starts in Bahrain in the early 1970s, just before the massive contraction that saw the RAF withdraw from the Middle and Far East. This first, Hunter experience is followed by a home-based tour on a ground-attack Phantom squadron. But as the Phantom is about to be transferred to air defence duties, Ian is posted back to the Hunter on the staff of the tactical weapons unit. This tour, as a qualified weapons instructor, is cut short by a return to the front line on the Jaguar, which he flies in the strike/attack role in Germany. Following an exchange with the Royal Norwegian Air Force during which he enjoys flying the F-5A Freedom Fighter, Ian returns to the Jaguar as a flight commander, then converts to the Tornado and commands a squadron. All these flying tours provide a rich seam of material for incisive, amusing and, sometimes, reflective observations from the cockpit. As do his periods on the ground, from which he recalls impressions of various other types in which he flew as a guest: Lightning; Harrier; F-14 Tomcat; F-16; and so on. He also relates observations of his varied experiences with the army, the navy and foreign air forces, and these are interspersed with musings on the political interface and on friends lost in accidents. Later, Ian surprised himself somewhat by switching to civil aviation, and the book touches upon the twelve-year experience of a fast jet pilot who became a direct-entry turboprop captain. Finally, equipped with pipe and slippers, he reflects on a great life of flying, as well as taking a brief look at the things that keep a retired pilot amused. An ideal read for anyone fascinated by tales of aerial exploits. AUTHOR: Ian Hall joined the RAF at 18 and during seven fighter-bomber tours flew five different operational types. He served in Bahrain, Germany, Belgium, Norway and Canada. Ian had the pleasure of commanding a Tornado squadron in the early 1990s, before retiring as a group captain. He then flew for twelve years with the airlines. He is also the author of Jaguar Boys and Tornado Boys.
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Grub Street Publishing
ISBN-13
9781910690420
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Book Title
Fast Jets and Other Beasts: Personal insights from the cockpit of the Hunter, Phantom, Jaguar, Tornado and many more
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Government, History
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
208 Pages
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Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
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United Kingdom
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