Author Description

This is a memoir mixing the deadly seriousness of flying military aircraft with the gutsy humor of young aviators laughing in the face of such challenges. Look over the shoulder of a student Navy pilot as he makes his first aircraft carrier landing. Read about the surreal experience of an imminent plane crash. Learn how an aircraft discovers it is under attack by Russian MIG-21s following the Cuban Missile Crisis. And smile at the humorous incidents experienced by the author during this interesting period of his life.