Supersonic Cowboys

by Ron Knott

Captain Ron Knott Ron 'Astro' Knott has produced an outstanding collection of heart-pounding, breath-taking, true, heroic stories of Navy and Marine Fighter Pilots defying death, in and out of combat, and aboard aircraft carriers. We get a close look at the Last of the Gunfighters - Naval Aviators flying the giant dynamite stick with the fuse burning, the vaunted Chance Vought F-8 Crusader. We ask 'Astro' to give us more exciting books of heroic, non-fiction, Naval Aviation stories like Supersonic Cowboys - Ed Molfak Cathcart, LtCol USMC (Ret.)

352 pages, Perfect Paperback

Published October 2, 2009

Reviews

[Chuck · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting book and read for fans of military flying. A collection of stories from those who flew the F-8 Corsair, a plane a friend of mine called the last of the pure fighters. Honored to know a couple of the men who flew F-8s though none of the authors of any of the chapters. Would have loved to have scored a copy for my friend and Fina Stunt Pilot Jan Collmer RIP. For those who are fans of the Great Santini, this was Santini's bird.

[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ron Knott sent me an autographed copy of his book in honor of my father, who was an F-8 mechanic in the Navy during the Vietnam War. The book is filled with extradorinary stories from the men who piloted the Navy's first supersonic fighter jet. Great book.