Flying is sometimes defined as “hours and hours of sheer
boredom punctuated by moments of stark panic.” In
HANGER FLYING, Lt Col D’Amario shares many of
those “moments of stark panic” that punctuated the 5,000 or
so flying hours he accumulated during his twenty years in
the Air Force.
boredom punctuated by moments of stark panic.” In
HANGER FLYING, Lt Col D’Amario shares many of
those “moments of stark panic” that punctuated the 5,000 or
so flying hours he accumulated during his twenty years in
the Air Force.
The author, who much prefers to be called Joe, takes the
reader through Basic and Advanced pilot training, transition
to jets, fighter gunnery and fighter bomber training and real
combat in Korea.
Then there are six years of “peace time” flying in Training
Command followed by eleven years of Cold War missions in
the six engine B-47 and eight engine B-52.
But, HANGAR FLYING is about in-flight emergencies and
hair-raising experiences, not about the hours and hours of
just boring holes in the sky. Hanger flying (the practice, not
the book) is what assembled pilots do when they aren’t
flying. It is a “Can you top this?” exercise in story telling.
And that is what the author does in this easy reading, fast
paced account of many of the close calls he had both in and
out of combat.
reader through Basic and Advanced pilot training, transition
to jets, fighter gunnery and fighter bomber training and real
combat in Korea.
Then there are six years of “peace time” flying in Training
Command followed by eleven years of Cold War missions in
the six engine B-47 and eight engine B-52.
But, HANGAR FLYING is about in-flight emergencies and
hair-raising experiences, not about the hours and hours of
just boring holes in the sky. Hanger flying (the practice, not
the book) is what assembled pilots do when they aren’t
flying. It is a “Can you top this?” exercise in story telling.
And that is what the author does in this easy reading, fast
paced account of many of the close calls he had both in and
out of combat.
Alfred J. (Joe) D'Amario
Lt Col, USAF ret.
Lt Col, USAF ret.
Author of HANGAR FLYING
HANGAR FLYING
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