A. Canavan

Interesting, though at times too technical

Revisado: 04-20-25

In the mid 70s, my father was stationed at Kadena as a Russian linguist flying on RC-135s. I was fortunate enough to have spent part of my childhood watching the Habu fly. With the depth of technical detail available these days on the Habu, I laugh thinking back to the airplane being on static display during an open house, and the crew there (one behind the ropes in a regular flight suit, the other in a step van, reclining and dressed out in his pressure suit) to “answer questions,” such as Q: “How high does it fly?”
A: “Really high.” Q: “How fast does it fly?”
A: “Really fast.”
This was an interesting book, though I thought my mind would go numb with some of the minutiae of the systems & their function.

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My second time listening to both volumes.

Revisado: 04-04-25

I thoroughly enjoyed hearing each of these gentlemen’s stories. You come to realized that these guys weren’t really any different than our own pilots & aircrew. They were flying and fighting for their country, despite despising their fanatical “leaders.” They seemed like men with a sense of duty and honor, who it would have been great to have a beer or two with, and just listen to their experiences. They had no use for politics, or the party that held their country hostage, knowing that they had to tread carefully because criticism of the leadership tended to be “unhealthy.” Fantastic books!

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I never knew

Revisado: 02-19-25

I’ve been a big fan of Dan Hampton’s work ever since I picked up “Viper Pilot.” This book did not disappoint. With everything I’d ever read or watched about the Doolittle raid, I’d never heard anything about a crew landing in Russia. Very interesting!

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Rare to find a book about the F-102/106

Revisado: 01-09-25

Interesting stories about a seldom covered subject- namely the ADC & the F-106 and 102. The narration was irritating at times- constantly defining the same terms over and over “angels 45 - forty five thousand feet…” repeated each time an altitude is mentioned.
And MiG pronounced “em eye gee” 🙄😂
Otherwise a good read.

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Audible: please stop using AI narration!

Revisado: 10-27-24

Couldn’t get through the first few chapters. I’m sure it’s a good story, but I can’t stand AI narration- especially when in comes to subjects full of technical terms, acronyms, etc.

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One of my favorite books.

Revisado: 10-26-24

I first discovered this book at my local library, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Since then, I’ve re-read the print version a time or two, and now added the audiobook. I enjoy Mr. Hampton’s writing style- he tells it like it is (or was), and doesn’t pull any punches. No pc revisionist history here, or that I’ve found in any of his writings. I highly recommend this and any of his other books.

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Good story, a little long. Narrator irritating.

Revisado: 11-18-23

While I enjoyed the story, I was surprised at its length-it does seem like it could’ve been condensed somewhat. The narrator was irritating IMHO. The almost breathless, raspy tone, what seemed to me to be almost over acting (reminded me of William Shatner on Star Trek, sounding overly dramatic)…the drawn out, whispered “click….click” with drawn out pause when someone zippered the mic (two quick clicks- not the drawn out version of this narrator), and the mispronounced city names, terms, jargon and such. It just seems that if you’re going to narrate a book like this, maybe do your homework. I’ll avoid this guy in the future.

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Eye opening

Revisado: 11-04-23

My wife discovered this book first, and recommended it to me. We see so many of the behaviors and traits described by the author in our daughter. Very enlightening.

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Highly recommended!

Revisado: 07-15-23

This book was recently recommended to me by a friend at church. My small group will be incorporating this into some of our upcoming lessons/meetings. I’ve already passed this along to my 21 year old son.

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Excellent.

Revisado: 07-13-23

Well written and informative. I’ve read a lot of different books on the Vietnam War, and the air war in particular. I knew this was a difficult bridge to take down, but hadn’t appreciated just how difficult. Also good to see the author’s not shy away from shining a light on LBJ’s & McNamara’s absolute incompetence.

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