{"product_id":"9780062130341","title":"Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHampton, Dan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWilliam Morrow Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER • \"ONE OF THE BEST AIR-COMBAT MEMOIRS OF ALL TIME\"* BY \"ONE OF THE MOST DECORATED PILOTS IN AIR FORCE HISTORY\"†\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e151 combat missions\u003cbr\u003e21 hard kills on surface -to -air missile sites\u003cbr\u003e4 Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor\u003cbr\u003e1 Purple Heart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst into a war zone, flying behind enemy lines to purposely draw fire, the wild weasels are elite fighter squadrons with the most dangerous job in the Air Force\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the greatest aviation memoirs ever written, \u003cem\u003eViper Pilot\u003c\/em\u003e is an Air Force legend's thrilling eyewitness account of modern air warfare. For twenty years, Lieutenant Colonel Dan Hampton was a leading member of the Wild Weasels, logging 608 combat hours in the world's most iconic fighter jet: the F-16 \"Fighting Falcon,\" or \"Viper.\" He spearheaded the 2003 invasion of Iraq, leading the first flight of fighters over the border en route to strike Baghdad. Earlier, on 9\/11, Hampton's father was inside the Pentagon when it was attacked; with his dad's fate unknown, Hampton was scrambled into American skies and given the unprecedented orders to shoot down any unidentified aircraft. \u003cem\u003eViper Pilot\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable look into the closed world of fighter pilots and modern air combat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* TheDrive.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e† New York Post\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46868613759231,"sku":"9780062130341","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062130341_s600x595.jpg?v=1780333701","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780062130341","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}