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Airman is brought to life through eyewitness accounts recalled from the vivid memory of someone fortunate and bold enough to have lived his dream.

Referenced with declassified combat reports, war diaries, government documents and eyewitness accounts; this is a biography of an extraordinary Air Force pilot, Richard F. B. Gimmi, who began his career flying B-25s in World War II and ultimately flew the F-105 in combat over North Vietnam.

Richard Farmer Bower "Dick" Gimmi, Jr. was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1921. The Great War ended two and a half years earlier and Dick's parents, Richard and Helene Gimmi, were about to enjoy the coming wave of ...

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Airman is brought to life through eyewitness accounts recalled from the vivid memory of someone fortunate and bold enough to have lived his dream.

Referenced with declassified combat reports, war diaries, government documents and eyewitness accounts; this is a biography of an extraordinary Air Force pilot, Richard F. B. Gimmi, who began his career flying B-25s in World War II and ultimately flew the F-105 in combat over North Vietnam.

Richard Farmer Bower "Dick" Gimmi, Jr. was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1921. The Great War ended two and a half years earlier and Dick's parents, Richard and Helene Gimmi, were about to enjoy the coming wave of American postwar economic prosperity when their son came into the world. It was the cusp of the Roaring Twenties and Dick's father, Richard Farmer Bower Gimmi, was scion to a family fortune. In his youth, Dick was swept up in an era that romanticized aviation and made the airplane and the pilots who flew them the center of American popular culture.

This story, as told by his son, revolves around his dogged determination to become the fighter pilot he had aspired to be since his boyhood days growing up in the aviation-mad era of the 1920s and 30s.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781440153136
  • Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 7/31/2009
  • Pages: 398
  • Product dimensions: 1.00 (w) x 5.50 (h) x 8.50 (d)
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  • Posted August 23, 2009

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    More than anything else this is a story of grit and determination! The war stories are exciting but the obstacles this man had to go through to realize his goal of becoming a combat fighter pilot and what he did to overcome them are amazing!

    This book is a real gem and it's definitely movie material. It's also backed by copious references much of which used to be classified. The anti-war crowd won't like the combat scenes, especially the part about strafing tanks and missile launchers while flying fifty feet off the ground. I didn't realize some air combat scenarios are so up close and bloody. Like hand-to-hand combat except in a jet fighter.

    Like I said, the war stories are exciting enough on their own but the overall theme is one of grit and determination. This Col Gimmi had to fight the bureaucrats every step of the way his entire career! I think a lot of people, me included, would have given up. Anyone familiar with the military will identify with obstacles this man had to overcome (that's why I got out). He could have retired, but not this guy, he went to Vietnam to fly fighters just like he always wanted to. It's also evident he was more interested in being a warrior than climbing the career ladder. Anyway, I'd like to meet him. Gimmi is obviously one of the last of a dying breed of iron men.

    For those who have a heart felt desire to live their dream, whatever that may be, read this book! It's truly inspiring! It shows that if you want something bad enough you can get it. The question is, are you willing to devote your life to it?

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