Once A Fighter Pilot
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.19 (668 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071399208 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Another good description of a USAF pilot's Vietnam tours with lots of stick-and-rudder stories Flying Photographer The author makes a good description of his tours in Vietnam flying the Phabulous Phantom, telling his story from his personal point of view. You may disagree with some of his opinions, but at least he makes it clear that they are his and spares no praise nor punches to whom he thinks deserves them.Overall it is an interesting story well tol. "Once A Fighter Pilot" according to Richard L. Hall. I haven't had a chance yet to read this book, but Jerry Cook was my primary flight instructor at the Ark ANG when I was taught to fly the RF-101C Voodoo reconnaissance fighter. I also flew with him when our unit transitioned into the KC-1Once A Fighter Pilot I haven't had a chance yet to read this book, but Jerry Cook was my primary flight instructor at the Ark ANG when I was taught to fly the RF-101C Voodoo reconnaissance fighter. I also flew with him when our unit transitioned into the KC-135A aerial refueling tanker. He is an outstanding pilot and mentor--I look forward to reading his book a. 5A aerial refueling tanker. He is an outstanding pilot and mentor--I look forward to reading his book a. Bob Manson said One of the best of the genre. I've read "Once a Fighter Pilot" more than once, and greatly enjoyed it each time. It's an intriguing mix of stories about flying in Vietnam, flying at MacDill AFB while the F-One of the best of the genre Bob Manson I've read "Once a Fighter Pilot" more than once, and greatly enjoyed it each time. It's an intriguing mix of stories about flying in Vietnam, flying at MacDill AFB while the F-4 was just becoming available, and many flight instructor tales. (And sometimes the flight instructor stories are scarier than the ones about flying in Vietnam!) He's. was just becoming available, and many flight instructor tales. (And sometimes the flight instructor stories are scarier than the ones about flying in Vietnam!) He's
Air Force fighter who flew more than 400 combat hours while on duty in Vietnam * Provides a rare insider's glimpse into the world of the flying elite, detailing their education, training, emotions, and day to day experiences * Poignant, sometimes funny, brutally honest, always exciting, and an eye-opening look at one of the most tumultuous eras in U.S. * The true adventure tales of a U.S. history.
Air Force and was a brigadier general in the Arkansas Air National Guard before retiring in 1986." -- Thompson, Doug, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 10/13/96. Cook, who now flies the Stephens Group Inc. He spent 10 years in the U.S. "The best personal narrative of a start-to-finish career of a fighter pilot I have ever seen." -- Sanfelici, Arthur H., Editor of Aviation History Magazine"Those more interested in modern-day, traditional fighter memoirs should take a look at Once a Fighter Pilot, by Little Rock's Jerry W. Cook flew 400
. Cook flew for sixteen years with the Arkansas Air National Guard, retiring as a brigadier general in 1986. Gen. After ten years in the U.S. Jerry W. Air Force, he left in 1967 to fly for Pan American World Airways. Brig. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, and is a corporate pilot for Stephens Group, Inc. Cook, USAFR, Ret.