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Book - Vulture's Row: Thirty Years in Naval Aviation by Paul T. Gillcrist
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Subject
- US Naval Aviation
- Country of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780764300479
- Book Title
- Vulture's Row : Thirty Years in Naval Aviation
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, The Limited
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 6.3in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, History
- Topic
- Military Science, Military / Aviation
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 32.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Told in anecdotal form, Vulture's Row tells a fascinating story about an important period covering nearly one half of the entire history of U.S. naval aviation. "Vulture's Row" is an area dubbed by naval flyers, on the island structure of an aircraft carrier where pilots who aren't flying can overlook carrier launchings and recoveries on the deck below. This new book by acclaimed author Paul Gillcrist is a series of true stories about the U.S. Navy carrier aviation from the perspective of a Navy pilot who spent thirty-three years directly involved in that exciting profession. The book begins with a series of vignettes in the period of the mid-1950s when the U.S. Navy introduced swept wing, jet-powered fighters into the aircraft carrier navy, flying from straight-deck carriers whose flight decks were made of teak wood. The thread of stories follows the author's career in chronological sequence, in various venues throughout the Navy. There are accounts from his first carrier deployment to the western Pacific, followed by events as a weapons delivery instructor at the predecessor to TOPGUN in El Centro, California. Some of his experiences as a Navy pilot are recorded in a section about Patuxent River, Maryland, the Navy's test center. Additional episodes include an unforgettable wing-walking flight. flying Japanese Zeros in the movie TORA!TORA!TORA! and the author's subsequent tour of duty in Pentagon conducting proficiency flights from our nation's capital. There are also accounts of combat missions over Vietnam and the author's experiences in both wing commander jobs, flying the F-4 Phantom II and the F-14 Tomcat. The last story is about his two flights, as a fifty-two year old Admiral, in the controversial F-20 Tigershark. These vignettes combine humor, hair-raising excitement and tragedy. Rear Admiral Paul T. Gillcrist, a U.S. Navy fighter pilot, served also as a test pilot and weapons delivery instructor, and actively flew from sixteen aircraft carriers for over twenty-seven years. The author writes with authority as a former fighter squadron commanding officer who recorded 167 combat missions over Vietnam flying the F-8 Crusader. Subsequently, he commanded a carrier air wing and finally served, the rank of Rear Admiral, as the wing commander for all pacific Fleet fighter squadrons. His pilot's logbook includes over 6,000 hours, in seventy-one different types of aircraft from 1952 to 1981. He retired in 1985 as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations(air Warfare). He is also the author of TOMCAT!The Grumman F-14 Story, and CRUSADER! Last of the Gunfighters(both titles are available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.).
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, The Limited
ISBN-10
0764300474
ISBN-13
9780764300479
eBay Product ID (ePID)
727731
Product Key Features
Book Title
Vulture's Row : Thirty Years in Naval Aviation
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military Science, Military / Aviation
Publication Year
1997
Genre
Technology & Engineering, History
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
6.3in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
32.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Vg93.G55 1996
Grade from
College Freshman
Copyright Date
2016
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
95-072353
Dewey Decimal
359.94092
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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