F-14 Tomcat Pilot: A Naval Aviation Memoir of Flying Fighters from Phantoms to Hornets

Are you ready to climb into the cockpit of the Navy’s most legendary jets, kick in the afterburners, and be catapulted off an aircraft carrier flight deck? Ready to punch holes in the sky in the F-4 Phantom, the F-14 Tomcat, and the F/A-18 Hornet? From Cold War standoffs to combat over Iraq, Phil Grandfield’s memoir is a white-knuckle ride through the adrenaline-fueled world of naval aviation. Strap in as this fighter pilot launches (and lands) from carriers across the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Mediterranean, and Persian Gulf. Experience the heat of Operation Southern Watch, the intensity of TOPGUN training, the complexity of weapons training in the high desert, and the split-second decisions of squadron and air wing command. Feel the gut punch of 9/11 from inside the Pentagon and the weight of responsibility when every mission—and every sailor—counts.