Airspeed, Altitude, and a Sense of Humor by Ronnie George (2004, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherEakin Press
ISBN-101571684972
ISBN-139781571684974
eBay Product ID (ePID)1930127

Product Key Features

Book TitleAirSpeed, Altitude, and a Sense of Humor
Number of Pages104 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / Vietnam War, Military / United States, General, Military
Publication Year2004
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorRonnie George
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-023288
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal358.4/0092 B
SynopsisAs a schoolboy, Ron George seemed an unlikely airplane pilot. By his own admission, he was scared of heights and was so uncoordinated he couldn't hit a baseball or fly a paper airplane. He went on, however, to become a United States Air Force pilot who flew supersonic T-38 aircraft and logged more than 1,400 hours of jet aircraft time during his five-year Air Force career. His flying included 200 hours of combat air time in Southeast Asia as the co-pilot on an unarmed KC-135 jet tanker refueling American fighters and bombers striking targets in North Vietnam. He and his aircrew witnessed the Communist "Tet Offensive" in South Vietnam in 1968 and participated in the "Pueblo Incident" in Korea. When Ron upgraded to aircraft commander, he was thought to be the youngest aircraft commander in the Strategic Air Command since World War II. He served in Texas, Alaska, Greenland, Newfoundland, Okinawa, and Southeast Asia. Captain George's military decorations include the Air Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, and the Air Force Expeditionary Medal. This book captures the sights, sounds, smells, feelings, and dry humor of flying and Air Force squadron life during the Cold War with the Soviets and the Hot War in Southeast Asia during the 1960s. The author lives in Austin, Texas.
LC Classification NumberUG626.2.G46A3 2001
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