Military Writers Society of AmericaDead Men Flying’s [descriptions of] ... wartime missions flown in the Skyhawk and trials experienced by their pilots are as real as any ever revealed in the written word.Review by Tom Beard (February 2022)"None of us will survive".The arithmetic was inescapable. The squadron started with twelve A-4E Skyhawks and twenty-two pilots. After seven days, it had eight aircraft and nineteen pilots. He had over one hundred days to go. He would never see home again. Dead Men Flying is an honest, unflinching account of how Mike, the college kid, became a warrior called “Mule.” It tells of his struggles to become a Naval Aviator. He masters the skills necessary to launch and land a jet fighter bomber on an aircraft carrier. He experiences the transforming state of being when his aircraft merges with his body and becomes an extension of his will; a place where time slows to a crawl; sensory awareness extends to the horizon; and thoughts flash faster than the flick of an eyelid. Within the squadron he develops the bonds of brotherhood that are forged when the pilots must trust each other with their lives. Flying mission after mission into the heart of the North Vietnamese defenses, he pays the cost when death shatters those bonds.The descriptions of combat are immediate and immersive. They envelop the reader in the perishable art of aerial warfare, a ballet performed out of sight and mind of all but the few who were there. The descriptions are enhanced with more than seventy photographs, many taken during combat.Dead Men Flying is the story of men tested to the breaking point and beyond by unrelenting threat and losses. It tells how they stood together with unflinching resilience, courage, devotion, and sacrifice.The author flew 212 combat missions with the Ghost Riders of Attack Squadron 164 over two cruises between June, 1967 and February, 1969.
Details e-book Dead Men Flying, A Remembrance: Going to War in an A-4 - Rolling Thunder over Hanoi
🗸 Author(s): Michael "Mule" Mullane
🗸 Title: Dead Men Flying, A Remembrance: Going to War in an A-4 - Rolling Thunder over Hanoi
🗸 Rating : 4.6 from 5 stars (795 reviews)
🗸 ISBN-10: B098GV14MT
🗸 ISBN-13: 978B098GV14M0
🗸 Languange: English
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🗸 Supported Devices: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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