{"product_id":"paperback-copy-52","title":"Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat by Dan Hampton (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBESTSELLER • \"ONE OF THE BEST AIR-COMBAT MEMOIRS OF ALL TIME\"* BY \"ONE OF THE MOST DECORATED PILOTS IN AIR FORCE HISTORY\"†\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e151 combat missions\u003cbr\u003e21 hard kills on surface -to -air missile sites\u003cbr\u003e4 Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor\u003cbr\u003e1 Purple Heart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFirst into a war zone, flying behind enemy lines to purposely draw fire, the wild weasels are elite fighter squadrons with the most dangerous job in the Air Force\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the greatest aviation memoirs ever written, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eViper Pilot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an Air Force legend's thrilling eyewitness account of modern air warfare. For twenty years, Lieutenant Colonel Dan Hampton was a leading member of the Wild Weasels, logging 608 combat hours in the world's most iconic fighter jet: the F-16 \"Fighting Falcon,\" or \"Viper.\" He spearheaded the 2003 invasion of Iraq, leading the first flight of fighters over the border en route to strike Baghdad. Earlier, on 9\/11, Hampton's father was inside the Pentagon when it was attacked; with his dad's fate unknown, Hampton was scrambled into American skies and given the unprecedented orders to shoot down any unidentified aircraft. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eViper Pilot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an unforgettable look into the closed world of fighter pilots and modern air combat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Friends of the St Mary's County Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48480475873529,"sku":null,"price":2.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0475\/5806\/6334\/files\/101_8715.jpg?v=1780508707","url":"https:\/\/folstmarys.com\/products\/paperback-copy-52","provider":"Friends of the St Mary's County Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}