Room 13: A Fighter Pilot's Story

This book describes how my career path changed from football coach to fighter pilot, including my growth as a fighter pilot in my first Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS), followed by a combat assignment in the A-1 Skyraider. Our training for war in the A-1 did not prepare us for the challenges of combat. War does not permit OJT, so another captain and I developed seven rules for being a successful combat fighter pilot. The effect of war impacted the remainder of my USAF career and remains ...