From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog
Memoirs of a Cold War Fighter Pilot
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Narrated by:
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Jeff Bolton
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Steven K Ladd
About this listen
Fighter pilots! Images of Baron Manfred von Richthofen and Eddie Rickenbacker in the Great War, Johnnie Johnson, Robert Stanford Tuck and Richard Bong in the Second World War, or Robin Olds in Vietnam, all spring to mind. Volumes have been written about them, past and present. Understandably, most of these revolve around the skill, cunning and bravery that characterizes this distinctive band of brothers, but there are other dimensions to those who take to the skies to do battle that have not been given the emphasis they deserve—until now.
You do not have to be an aviation aficionado to enjoy Colonel Steve Ladd’s fascinating personal tale, woven around his 28-year career as a fighter pilot. This extremely engaging account follows a young man from basic pilot training to senior command through the narratives that define a unique ethos. From the United States to Southeast Asia; Europe to the Middle East; linking the amusing and tongue-in-cheek to the deadly serious and poignant, this is the lifelong journey of a fighter pilot.
The anecdotes provided are absorbing, providing an insight into life as an Air Force pilot, but, in this book, as Colonel Ladd stresses, the focus is not on fireworks or stirring tales of derring-do. Instead, this is an articulate and absorbing account of what life is really like among a rare breed of arrogant, cocky, boisterous, and fun-loving young men who readily transform into steely professionals at the controls of a fighter aircraft.
From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog is a terrific listen: the legacy of a fighter pilot.
©2021 Steven K Ladd (P)2021 Pen and SwordWhat listeners say about From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog
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- Anonymous User
- 01-09-22
Utterly fantastic
Growing up in the 90’s close to bentwaters air base I used to regularly see the
F4’s and hogs tearing up the suffolk sky and sitting, watching from the seat of my bmx bike wondered about who was flying into them! Now I know a little bit!
This story has me laughing out load and not just at the narrators impression of a suffolk accent……….. not even close me ol putner….;-)
Fantastic audio book and when the narrator is struggling to hold back his laughs you know it’s been written fantastically !
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- Anonymous User
- 26-12-22
From USAF to RAF
I spent my youth with my Dad Thomas Wileen who served in the USAF from the late -1960’s until his untimely passing in the 1980’s EB-66’s F111’s then his beloved F-4 Phantom. Tan Son Nhut to RAF Alconbury I loved the stories so much I joined the RAF and served 32 years… USAF Ramstien was a favourite. This book was a trip down memory lane for me! A superb account of happy days gone by.. thank you for the memories…
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- Anonymous User
- 22-04-24
Great achievement
Loved the humour told by a person who’s been there and done it, well writtt
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- Anonymous User
- 09-02-23
Slow and Corny
The guy reading was a bit annoying trying to be funny in a thick American drawl. Too much uneccesary description of nothing important
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