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OverviewDave Baranek (callsign ""Bio"") was one of 451 young men to receive his Wings of Gold in 1980 as a naval flight officer. Four years later, seasoned by intense training and deployments in the tense confrontations of the cold war, he became the only one of that initial group to rise to become an instructor at the navy's elite Fighter Weapons School. As a Topgun instructor, Bio was responsible for teaching the best fighter pilots of the Navy and Marine Corps how to be even better. He schooled them in the classroom and then went head-to-head with them in the skies. Then, in August 1985, Bio was assigned to combine his day-to-day flight duties with participation in a Pentagon-blessed project to film action footage for a major Hollywood movie focusing on the lives, loves, heartbreaks, and triumphs of young fighter pilots: Top Gun. Bio soon found himself riding in limousines to attend gala premieres, and being singled out by giggling teenagers and awed schoolboys who recognized the name ""Topgun"" on his T-shirts. The book ends with his reflections on his career as a skilled naval aviator and his enduring love of flight. The paperback and Kindle editions include more than fifty rare full color photographs of fighter jets in action. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dave BaranekPublisher: Skyhorse Publishing Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing Edition: Not for Online Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.449kg ISBN: 9781620871034ISBN 10: 1620871033 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 18 October 2012 Audience: General/trade , General , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviews<p> An engagingly written retrospective. --Barrett Tillman, author of Victory and Clash of the Carriers An engagingly written retrospective--Barrett Tillman, author of Victory and Clash of the Carriers Dave Baranek isn't just an observer in this world; he has flown with and taught the best--Ed Ruggero, author of The First Men In An engagingly written retrospective. --Barrett Tillman, author of Victory and Clash of the Carriers Dave Baranek isn t just an observer in this world; he has flown with andtaught the best. --Ed Ruggero, author of The First Men In Dave Baranek isn t just an observer in this world; he has flown with and taught the best. --Ed Ruggero, author of The First Men In An engagingly written retrospective. --Barrett Tillman, author of Victory and Clash of the Carriers An engagingly written retrospective--Barrett Tillman, author of Victory and Clash of the Carriers <p> Dave Baranek isn't just an observer in this world; he has flown with and taught the best. --Ed Ruggero, author of The First Men In Author InformationDave ""Bio"" Baranek enjoyed a successful and satisfying twenty-year career in the United States Navy, starting with assignments to F-14 Tomcat squadrons and later assignment to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Baranek retired from the Navy in 1999 and now works as a defense contractor in the Washington, D.C. area. He lives in Burke, Virginia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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