Infiltration

by David Gledhill

The year is 1986 and the Cold War threatens to turn hot. An agent is sent to join a carrier battle group in the North Atlantic, his covert mission to help the Soviet Union to track British nuclear powered submarines as they set off to patrol the oceans. To mask his bold assignment a complex diversionary operation is launched from the decks of the aircraft carrier “Kiev”, the pride of the Red Banner Northern Fleet. The target; British military radar installations on the Scottish coastline. Commanders respond by deploying Phantom fighters to a remote base in western Scotland to assist Quick Reaction Alert forces where a tense stand-off develops before unexpected events bring the two sides to the brink. Could these be the opening moves of World War 3 or will the intrepid fighter crews foil the Soviet efforts? As with all his books David Gledhill takes you into the cockpit with unparalleled realism for another high octane adventure in the skies.

Genres: Fiction

298 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 24, 2017

About the author

Dave joined the Royal Air Force as a Navigator in 1973. After training, he flew the F4 Phantom on squadrons in the UK and West Germany. He was one of the first aircrew to fly the F2 and F3 Air Defence Variant of the Tornado on its acceptance into service and served for many years as an instructor on the Operational Conversion Units of both the Phantom and the Tornado. He commanded the Tornado Fighter Squadron in the Falkland Islands and has worked extensively with the Armed Forces of most NATO nations. He published his first book "Phantom In Focus" through Fonthill Media in 2012 and has since published 2 more factual books and 3 novels, all aviation related stories.

Reviews

[Mark Moxley-Knapp · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite enjoyable, and I believe it was free or $2 online. Part of a series, and I will pick up others. Written by a former Phantom pilot, and it shows. Lots of accurate detail without being dry. Captures the thrill of flying, of combat, and the drudgery of waiting on the ground.

A few typos, no real technical errors. A couple of plot points that were let slide, but all in all things were wrapped up well. A gripping read, surprising plot, interesting characters.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Technical indigestion

Good story spoilt for me by far too much repetitive in cockpit procedures ( even though a pilot myself) and peripheral military techniques over 20- 40 pages at a time. Precis version would have been brilliant.

[HAROLD LAWRENCE FORD · Rating 1 out of 5]

Technical manual fly a phantom

As a yarn good read.Over technical for a layman ,as an ex service man I have a small advantage as I recognise some of the names and places