Helicopter Boys
True Tales from Operators of Military and Civilian Rotorcraft
$32.93
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
30 August 2024
Summary
Helicopter Boys explores the role of helicopters in military and civilian situations. Acclaimed author Richard Pike, alongside fourteen contributors, share stories of the diverse nature of their operations. From the dramatic war scenes during the Indo/Pakistani war which saw one pilot’s actions earn him a VrC gallantry award to the experience of Chinook pilots on board the Atlantic Conveyor during the Falklands War. Then there are the civilian tales from rescue missions in the Outer Hebrides …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781911714149 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1911714147 |
| Author: | Richard Pike |
| Publisher: | Grub Street Publishing |
| Imprint: | Grub Street Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 30 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
”… the book will appeal to helicopter pilots or other enthusiasts who will appreciate the details about the mechanics and flying maneuvers described.“– “Air Power History”
About The Author
Richard Pike
Richard Pike became a flight cadet in 1961, at the RAF College, Cranwell where, on graduation, he was awarded the Dickson Trophy and Michael Hill memorial prize for flying. In the early stages of his forty-year flying career he flew the English Electric Lightning before converting to the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom. On leaving the Royal Air Force he became a civilian helicopter pilot. His duties took him to a wide variety of destinations at home and overseas including the Falkland Islands not long after the end of the Falklands War. His last assignment was in Kosovo helping to distribute emergency humanitarian aid on behalf of the United Nations World Food Programme. He and his wife live in Aberdeenshire.
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