Steve Davies (1)

This is a very Educational book about F-15 Millitary Jets. These jets were primarily used in the Gulf wars. Now they are used for air control. The interior has a HUD or Head up display to tell the pilot Info without having to look down on a screen. This Jet uses IR flares to disarray missiles towarding the F-15 jet. The Jet is also armed with a .50 cal machine gun and missiles. Rarely the F-15 uses bombs.

There is not much to say about this Book. Its Very short but as said Educational. Some words were difficult to understand but with time it would plant in. I wouldn't read this A lot either because it could get boring at times. Very good for Projects or school work. I gave it 3 stars because of its shortness.… (mer)

Interesting book though it follows the history of a squadron with people coming and going. So it does not have the same cohesive storyline one usually has with a biography or something along those lines.

It is interesting to think that we acquired a number of Russian fighter planes and were able to fly against them in training scenarios so that our fighter pilots were ready to go against them if we needed to. Also interesting that the people that flew in this secret program had better info on their abilities than some other agencies in the US giving the Air Force info on the MIG.

Perhaps the saddest part of the story is at the end when you find the reason this squadron goes away is because of military cutbacks in funding. Also, the books points out that it is unlikely that we have anything like this now for the same reason. That is a shame because flying against enemy air tech in training could certainly cut down on losses on our side and ensure we understand the capabilities our foes have. I guess America is just betting no one will go up against us with high tech fighters our Air Force would have to take out. Hope that works out.… (mer)