American Cobra Pilot
American Cobra Pilot

Author: Capt. J.L. Groom

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2016-02-24

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 151445940X

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Think the Marine Corps is a war-fighting organization? Think again. A Marine Cobra helicopter pilot finds himself off the coast of Korea taking part in a political exercise known as Ssang Young. The goal is to conduct a Marine amphibious landing. However, Captain Groom soon learns amphibious assault in practice is a dog and pony show parade, the likes of which even the Westminster dog show would envy. The following tale covers one Marine pilots journey through the lead-up, execution, and aftermath of this epic tale in the pivot, uh, I mean shift, to the Pacific. Pivot means we turn our backs. It was replaced with shift.

After Action
After Action

Author: Dan Sheehan

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2012-10-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781480034068

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If you are a warrior ... or know one ... you will want to read this brave and moving memoir.

Snake Pilot
Snake Pilot

Author: Randy R. Zahn

Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1574885650

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Flies the reader into combat with the same elite air cavalry unit portrayed in the film "Apocalypse Now"

Palace Cobra
Palace Cobra

Author: Ed Rasimus

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2007-08-28

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 9780312948764

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Picking up where the acclaimed "When Thunder Rolled" leaves off, the author pens a riveting memoir of his service as an experienced combat pilot in the waning days of the Vietnam War. photos. Martins Press.

Cobra Pilote
Cobra Pilote

Author: Robert D. Walker

Publisher:

Published: 2017-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781854432834

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This book primarily takes a close look at the Hugus-Shelby Cobra connection. In the early 1960s James Edward (Ed) Hugus personally financed the first seven production Cobras built since Carroll Shelby did not have the money or facilities for the project. Hugus ordered the first modified but unfinished Aces the A.C. Cars factory in England, and had his service department mechanics at European Cars in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania install the Ford 260 engines and Galaxie transmissions, completing the cars for sale. Once Ford signed a contract for Shelby American Cobra production in Venice, California, Hugus still completed Cobras for distribution and sales to all points east of the Mississippi River. -- In his capacity as a driver, Hugus piloted the first racing Cobra (CSX 2001) in competition, and in 1963, the first Cobra (CSX 2142) to appear at Le Mans. -- Carroll Shelby may have had the Cobra dream but it was Hugus who stepped forward and made Shelby's venture a reality.

A Cobra Pilot in Vietnam
A Cobra Pilot in Vietnam

Author: Ira McComic

Publisher:

Published: 2015-05-09

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 9780988757448

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A Cobra Pilot in Vietnam: True Tales and Otherwise is a collection of narrative episodes from Ira McComic, an Army AH-1 Cobra helicopter gunship pilot and fire team leader who served with the 235th Aerial Weapons Company (the Delta Devils) in Vietnam. These firsthand accounts range from the tragically true to ones that reflect a tradition among those aviators whose philosophy is expressed as "Why bother to tell a story unless you can improve it?" A person who was curious once asked a Cobra pilot what it was like to fly these gunships in Vietnam, and he replied, "I got to fly around, shoot up things, and camp out a lot. What was there not to like?" It was another Cobra pilot who supplied the answer to that question: "All the other stuff." The reality of being a gunship pilot in Vietnam was contrary to a dime-novel notion of a shoot-em-up aerial gunslinger, and if you're curious about what it was like to fly Cobra helicopter gunships in Vietnam, ride along with A Cobra Pilot in Vietnam: True Tales and Otherwise.

Hovering Horizons
Hovering Horizons

Author: M J Lalli

Publisher:

Published: 2020-04-27

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13:

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Professionally edited, 3nd edition of the classic Cobra pilot's story. Kenneth Whitley is a decorated Vietnam Veteran, Having received the Distinguished Flying Cross Medal. He flew in Gulf of Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Angola in Africa. This is his life story, and how he went from a"Tom Sawyer" childhood to a top-notch pilot

Fighter Pilot
Fighter Pilot

Author: Christina Olds

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2010-04-13

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 142992909X

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Fighter Pilot is the memoir of legendary ace American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force, Robin Olds. Robin Olds was a larger-than-life hero with a towering personality. A graduate of West Point and an inductee in the National College Football Hall of Fame for his All-American performance for Army, Olds was one of the toughest college football players at the time. In WWII, Olds quickly became a top fighter pilot and squadron commander by the age of 22—and an ace with 12 aerial victories. But it was in Vietnam where the man became a legend. He arrived in 1966 to find a dejected group of pilots and motivated them by placing himself on the flight schedule under officers junior to himself, then challenging them to train him properly because he would soon be leading them. Proving he wasn't a WWII retread, he led the wing with aggressiveness, scoring another four confirmed kills, becoming a rare triple ace. Olds, who retired a brigadier general and died in 2007, was a unique individual whose personal story presents one of the most eagerly anticipated military books in recent memory. Please note: This ebook edition does not include the photo insert from the print edition.

Hovering Horizon
Hovering Horizon

Author: Kenneth Whitley

Publisher:

Published: 2020-07-07

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9781734235418

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Hovering Horizons is the exciting, at times death-defying story of Kenneth Whitley, decorated Vietnam Veteran Cobra pilot. It details how his boyhood in a small Texas town helped create the warrior he became. It takes readers through the many perils and split second decisions that he needed to make to stay alive in Vietnam. It continues his journey as he flew choppers in Arabia and Africa, where he met with exciting challenges of a completely different nature. Hovering Horizons is an excellent read for veterans, pilots, thrill-seekers, history buffs, or anyone who has ever wondered what it's like to live (not just travel) around the world. His unique stories and insights will keep you turning the pages and wishing there were more.

Take Action
Take Action

Author: Walker Edsall

Publisher:

Published: 2021-04-21

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13:

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In aerobatics, the Cobra maneuver (often shorted to just the Cobra), also named dynamic deceleration, among several other names, is a dramatic and demanding maneuver in which an airplane flying at a moderate speed suddenly raises the nose momentarily to the vertical position and slightly beyond, momentarily stalling the plane and making it a full-body air brake, before dropping it back to normal, during which the aircraft does not change effective altitude. And Dan Sheehan is a third-generation naval aviator. He was eager to test his skills as a Cobra gunship pilot in the theatre of combat - and then he got his chance, first, in East Timor, then during two tours of duty in Iraq. The scenes in this book crackle with tension and excitement as we follow his path into battle. Bullets pierce their Cobras as Dan and his comrades struggle to separate enemy fighters from civilians - ultimately deciding who lives and dies. Through blinding sandstorms, the smoke of battle, and the chaos of low-altitude firefights at night, Dan puts us in the front seat of the Cobra - where we white-knuckle our way through barrages of enemy fire - and into his head as he makes split-second decisions that carry lasting consequences. Buy now.