Just Call Me Frank!: Memories of a Navy Jet Pilot

Just Call Me Frank!: Memories of a Navy Jet Pilot

He was a country boy, born in the backwoods of West Virginia during the hard times of the Depression, who loved sports, but quit college to go after his dream of flying, and earned his wings of gold as a Navy jet pilot. Follow the stories of a Navy pilot who chose the military life and a career that covered a half-century of flying. Captain Frank Hamrick rose through the ranks, testing and flying 19 different types of transition aircraft for the Navy, names like Panther, Cougar, Fury, Crusader, Marauder, and Vigilante. Flying in the 50â€™s, 60â€™s, and 70â€™s, he caught the leading edge of military jet aviation, and pioneered new ways of approaching aviation safety. The Navy became his second family. Often going head to head with senior officers, and with lessons learnedÂ the "hard way," he survived 135 combat missions over North Vietnam as a reconnaissance pilot, flying the almighty RA-5C Vigilante. He became a war plans writer in NATO Europe during the height of the cold war, and coordinated wartime contingencies for the tactical air forces of the 16 Nation Alliance, becoming Director of Warfare Operations and supervising the war room for NATO Atlantic. Still flying in 2003, with 10,000+ hours, he lived through the gut-wrenching experience of losing two close flying buddies in a T-39N mid-air collision, and he put down his wings as a pilot.Â
Country USA
Brand CREATESPACE
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781491042038
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	CREATESPACE
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781491042038
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Just Call Me Frank!: Memories of a Navy Jet Pilot

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