Tomcat Rio, 9781510748224
Hardcover
From Topgun ace to squadron command, fly the legendary Tomcat.

Tomcat Rio

A Topgun Instructor on the F-14 Tomcat and the Heroic Naval Aviators Who Flew It

$54.36

  • Hardcover

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    31 May 2021

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Summary

From Topgun to Squadron Command

You’re in the cockpit of the legendary F-14 Tomcat fighter, blazing along at twice the speed of sound seven miles above the ocean and the carrier that hurled you off its deck. You’re practicing dogfighting with “aggressors,” guys on your side flying F-16s. You’re patrolling the tense skies above Iraq, and with the push of a button you can launch the 100-mile Phoenix missile that can blow a foe to scrap before you even see him. You are an expert in fig…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781510748224
ISBN-10:1510748229
Author:Dave Baranek
Publisher:Skyhorse Publishing
Imprint:Sky Pony Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:31 May 2021
Weight:1.11kg
Dimensions:266mm x 203mm x 22mm
About The Author

Dave Baranek

Dave “Bio” Baranek is the author of Topgun Days and Before Topgun Days. He enjoyed a successful and satisfying twenty-year career in the United States Navy, starting with assignments to F-14 Tomcat squadrons and the elite Topgun training program, and on to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the US 7th Fleet. Baranek retired from the Navy in 1999 and is now a defense contractor. He is married and lives in Satellite Beach, Florida.

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