Viper pilot
by Dan Hampton · first published 2012
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From 1986 to 2006, Lt. Col. Dan Hampton was a leading member of the Wild Weasels, the elite Air Force fighter squadrons whose mission is recognized as the most dangerous job in modern air combat. Weasels are the first planes sent into a war zone, flying deep behind enemy lines purposely seeking to draw fire from surface-to-air missiles and artillery. They must skillfully evade being shot down--and then return to destroy the threats, thereby making the skies safe for everyone else to follow. Today these vital missions are more hazardous than direct air-to-air engagement with enemy aircraft. Ham
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If you'd like to read how the towed decoys are used in real life (F16 in this case), be sure to check out book "Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat" by Dan Hampton. The desc of the book includes: 151 combat missions, 21 hard kills on surface-to-air-missile sites, 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor, 1 Purple Heart.…
on “F-35's Towed Decoys” ↗…guaranteed unless you do the Army Street to Seat flight program, which does not require a college degree, but they mainly fly helicopters (maybe only?). I often wish I had been a pilot... currently reading “Viper Pilot” by Dan Hampton which is a hell of a book.
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