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Spook 50
Book cover image courtesy of wpclipart.com Military thriller author David Joseph invites you into the world of 'Spook 50,' tail number 58-0050, a haunted Air Force KC-135. An aircraft so evil no crew members want to fly on it, and no crew chiefs want to work on it. The stories surrounding this aircraft are legend--the problem is they're all true. SPOOK 50 IS OUT TO GET BOOM OPERATOR BILL FOX. Welcome to the Niagara Falls Airshow and the debut of the Air Force Thundereagles. There is only one KC-135 to fly in the airshow--Spook 50. But Boom Operator Bill Fox is set to retire from the Air Force and will watch the airshow from the hood of his red '68' Mustang Novelist David Joseph is the author of Korea x 2 and the short story collection The Bully & Other Stories. Spook 50 is introduced in "Robins in Alaska," Happy Stories, by boom operators telling flying stories over a few beers.
42 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 1, 2013
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February 28, 2016
Well worth reading. If you like The X Files or Twilight Zone - then this is perfect for you. It`s a little gem of a read!
December 10, 2016
Welcome to the Twilight Zone!
The story of Spook 50 is unlike anything I have ever read. As a former USAF fighter crew chief myself for 13 years, I too remember an F-111F that was believed to be haunted by a WSO ( weapons systems officer) that was killed by a bird strike while flying that took out his side of the windscreen. There were always reports of strange things with that aircraft. I won't give its tail number here though. So this story started to peek my interest as I continued to read. Surprised by the ending. Give this short story a read!
The story of Spook 50 is unlike anything I have ever read. As a former USAF fighter crew chief myself for 13 years, I too remember an F-111F that was believed to be haunted by a WSO ( weapons systems officer) that was killed by a bird strike while flying that took out his side of the windscreen. There were always reports of strange things with that aircraft. I won't give its tail number here though. So this story started to peek my interest as I continued to read. Surprised by the ending. Give this short story a read!
December 28, 2013
This short story would make a good episode of The Twilight Zone. The twist at the end caught me; I didn't see it coming. That said, it could use some content editing and proofreading. The information comes to the main character a bit too easily. And with that said, it's still a good short story; it just requires a bit more suspension of disbelief than Mr Joseph's other stories. Enjoyed the read.
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