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Pilots of Valor

Donald Pickinpaugh

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English
Donald Pickinpaugh
25 April 2023
There I was as my arm jerked forward, and a new sensation filled my mind--panic. Thoughts filled my head quickly: today I'm going to die, this is it, this airplane is going to blow up any second, we are sitting on thousands of pounds of fuel (55,000 to be exact), GET OUT!

Imagine flying 500 knots just above the trees when the left engine fire light suddenly comes on. Pilots of Valor takes you inside the cockpit of a high-performance military aircraft when everything starts to go wrong, seriously wrong. We invite you inside the world of a military pilot's day at work.

Military aviation is described as many hours of boredom while occasionally interrupted by moments of sheer terror. This book is a collection of those few moments of terror. The pilots tell some stories and describe how they reacted in the face of death. Some stories recount events in the heat of combat, while others speak of missions that began as routine flights. This book includes ten Medal of Honor recipients from Vietnam. In all circumstances, these pilots put their lives on the line for their country, and, in some cases, they lost them.

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Imprint:   Donald Pickinpaugh
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 11mm
Weight:   245g
ISBN:   9798223180692
Pages:   188
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Major Don Pickinpaugh was a Lockheed U-2S Instructor Pilot at Beale Air Force Base in California. He was the Assistant Director of Operations for the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron. Major Pickinpaugh also served as a T-37 Instructor Pilot for four years at Reese Air Force Base, Texas. He has over 2,300 flying hours in U-2s, T-38s, and T-37s. Don logged 36 combat hours during Desert Storm. He is married to the former Sherri Juall of East Lansing, Michigan.

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