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Stealth Fighter Pilot
An in-depth look at the lives of Stealth Fighter pilots describes how they are selected and trained and how they prepared for the air campaign during the Persian Gulf War
128 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1993
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D.M. Giangreco
18 books1 followerD. M. Giangreco served at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for more than 20 years as an editor at Military Review, followed by work in the Foreign Military Studies Office. An award-winning author of thirteen books on military and sociopolitical subjects, he has also written extensively for numerous national and international publications and news agencies.
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December 30, 2015
This book tackles the story of both the F-117 and its pilots in a chronological fashion from the early prototyping (and the usefulness of Soviet scientist Pyotr Ufimtsev and his published paper) through the the arrival back from deployment for the 1991 Gulf War. One of the beautiful aspects of this book is that it covers both the highlights (the first night raid on Baghdad) and the disappointments (the bombing of Panama in the late 1980s). it always paints these in an even handed light. The book also covers very well the difficulty of managing and flying within a Top Secret program of work, and the effect this could have on both families and with any media coverage.
One of the areas of most detail in the book is the period leading up to the first strikes in the Gulf War. It looks at the deployment, in-country training, briefings, exercises and mission planning that was performed well before the fist night strikes. There is also a great section looking at the maintenance of morale amongst the pilots and ground crews during the initial build-up phase of the conflict.
The only areas of disappointment were that although there are wonderful photos through the book, they are not always set within the text they accompany. In some cases where this happens, the photo caption raises more intrigue and questions than it answers. Secondly, despite the title of the book being about the pilots, it would have been great to get more information on the role and challenges the aircraft maintainers faced in keeping the F-117 airworthy (e.g. around the Radar Absorbing Material).
Although becoming rapidly dated now, this book is well worth reading as it is a compact (only 128 pages), snappy look at the history and operations of an aircraft that radically changed the effectiveness of airpower.
One of the areas of most detail in the book is the period leading up to the first strikes in the Gulf War. It looks at the deployment, in-country training, briefings, exercises and mission planning that was performed well before the fist night strikes. There is also a great section looking at the maintenance of morale amongst the pilots and ground crews during the initial build-up phase of the conflict.
The only areas of disappointment were that although there are wonderful photos through the book, they are not always set within the text they accompany. In some cases where this happens, the photo caption raises more intrigue and questions than it answers. Secondly, despite the title of the book being about the pilots, it would have been great to get more information on the role and challenges the aircraft maintainers faced in keeping the F-117 airworthy (e.g. around the Radar Absorbing Material).
Although becoming rapidly dated now, this book is well worth reading as it is a compact (only 128 pages), snappy look at the history and operations of an aircraft that radically changed the effectiveness of airpower.
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