The Resource Viper pilot : a memoir of air combat, Dan Hampton
Viper pilot : a memoir of air combat, Dan Hampton
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The item Viper pilot : a memoir of air combat, Dan Hampton represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Manchester City Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item Viper pilot : a memoir of air combat, Dan Hampton represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Manchester City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- From 1986 to 2006, Lt. Col. Dan Hampton was a leading member of the Wild Weasels, the elite Air Force fighter squadrons whose mission is recognized as the most dangerous job in modern air combat. Weasels are the first planes sent into a war zone, flying deep behind enemy lines purposely seeking to draw fire from surface-to-air missiles and artillery. They must skillfully evade being shot down--and then return to destroy the threats, thereby making the skies safe for everyone else to follow. Today these vital missions are more hazardous than direct air-to-air engagement with enemy aircraft. Hampton's record number of strikes on high-value targets make him the most lethal F-16 Wild Weasel pilot in American history. Hampton spearheaded the 2003 invasion of Iraq, leading the first flight of fighters over the border en route to strike Baghdad. In the war that followed, he earned three Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor. With manned missions rapidly giving way to remote-controlled UAV drones, Viper Pilot may be the last memoir by a true hero of the skies. -- Publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 337 p.
- Note
-
- Includes index
- "One of America's deadliest F-16 aviators" -- Jacket
- Contents
-
- Prologue: Angel of death
- YGBSM
- Cold war and hot times
- The elephant
- Fly like an Egyptian
- Patchwearer
- Intermission
- Shock and awe
- Sandstorm
- The valley of the shadow
- SAMbush
- ELI 33
- Endgame
- Isbn
- 9780062130358
- Label
- Viper pilot : a memoir of air combat
- Title
- Viper pilot
- Title remainder
- a memoir of air combat
- Statement of responsibility
- Dan Hampton
- Subject
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- F-16 (Jet fighter plane)
- Fighter pilots -- United States -- Biography
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Aerial operations, American
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American
- Electronic warfare aircraft -- United States
- Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal narratives, American
- United States, Air Force -- Biography
- Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Aerial operations, American
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- From 1986 to 2006, Lt. Col. Dan Hampton was a leading member of the Wild Weasels, the elite Air Force fighter squadrons whose mission is recognized as the most dangerous job in modern air combat. Weasels are the first planes sent into a war zone, flying deep behind enemy lines purposely seeking to draw fire from surface-to-air missiles and artillery. They must skillfully evade being shot down--and then return to destroy the threats, thereby making the skies safe for everyone else to follow. Today these vital missions are more hazardous than direct air-to-air engagement with enemy aircraft. Hampton's record number of strikes on high-value targets make him the most lethal F-16 Wild Weasel pilot in American history. Hampton spearheaded the 2003 invasion of Iraq, leading the first flight of fighters over the border en route to strike Baghdad. In the war that followed, he earned three Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor. With manned missions rapidly giving way to remote-controlled UAV drones, Viper Pilot may be the last memoir by a true hero of the skies. -- Publisher
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hampton, Dan
- Dewey number
-
- 358.40092
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- UG626.2.H335
- LC item number
- A3 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- United States
- Fighter pilots
- F-16 (Jet fighter plane)
- Persian Gulf War, 1991
- Persian Gulf War, 1991
- Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Electronic warfare aircraft
- Label
- Viper pilot : a memoir of air combat, Dan Hampton
- Note
-
- Includes index
- "One of America's deadliest F-16 aviators" -- Jacket
- Contents
- Prologue: Angel of death -- YGBSM -- Cold war and hot times -- The elephant -- Fly like an Egyptian -- Patchwearer -- Intermission -- Shock and awe -- Sandstorm -- The valley of the shadow -- SAMbush -- ELI 33 -- Endgame
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 337 p.
- Isbn
- 9780062130358
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2012016117
- Other physical details
- ill., map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn777621138
- Label
- Viper pilot : a memoir of air combat, Dan Hampton
- Note
-
- Includes index
- "One of America's deadliest F-16 aviators" -- Jacket
- Contents
- Prologue: Angel of death -- YGBSM -- Cold war and hot times -- The elephant -- Fly like an Egyptian -- Patchwearer -- Intermission -- Shock and awe -- Sandstorm -- The valley of the shadow -- SAMbush -- ELI 33 -- Endgame
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 337 p.
- Isbn
- 9780062130358
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2012016117
- Other physical details
- ill., map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn777621138
Subject
- F-16 (Jet fighter plane)
- Fighter pilots -- United States -- Biography
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Aerial operations, American
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American
- Electronic warfare aircraft -- United States
- Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Personal narratives, American
- United States, Air Force -- Biography
- Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Aerial operations, American
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