One Desert Jet Turner

A Perspective on Youth, Fighter Aircraft, and Cold War
By Earl Heron, A&P

The world uses fighters as a tool to defend its air space. Feel what it's like to prepare fighter jets, "smell" the jet fuel, and taste the fighter environment. One Desert Jet Turner is an aviation book introduction to USAF fighter jet culture written by an F-4/F-16 fighter mechanic (maintainer) who shares the nature of his relationship with fighter jets and their pilots, as well as his maturation in this defense field. This aviation career book provides information from the same perspective about the USAF Thunderbirds, and accident investigation as observed by the author at Nellis AFB, near Las Vegas, NV and Area 51.

Earl also describes the transition from F-16 mechanic [crew chief] to C-130 flight engineer. Preview this cross training and life experience! This book is available in paperback and several eBook formats. The eBooks work on most computers and smartphones if you don't have an eReader. Please ORDER the paperback delivered to your door with this link, or choose a high-resolution color zoomable-image eBook alternative offered by NOOKbook, the Apple iBookstore/iTunes, Kindle edition or Android Google Play.

Air Force units described in this memoir include 3703 BMTS, 3700 TTW, FTD 516, FTD 523, 474 TFW/429 AMU, USAF ADS, 3614TH CCTS, 3612TH CCTS, 443 MAW, 34 TATG, & 317 TAW/41 TAS.

Military-Aviation Biography
ISBN 0970418906
Specifications: 8.5 X 11", trade paperback, 231 pp.
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