Nearly finished reading this book. I normally like to read accounts of fighter/bomber pilots stories, so was a unsure if this autobiography of a airline/military transport pilot would be my cup of tea
My God! What a superb book it has turned out to be! Probably one of my all-time favourites – I would reccomend this to anyone. Anyone else read it?
By: J Boyle - 8th February 2008 at 16:26
I love the parts about flying American Airlines DC-2s and 3s.
Probably his best work, a true aviation classic.
By: T-21 - 8th February 2008 at 08:49
Ernest Gann died on 19.12.91 and is sadly missed. His last book was “Black Watch” about the TR-1,and he did visit RAF Alconbury in the spring of 1989 to do research on the 95th Recon Squadron. “Fate is the Hunter” is essential reading for wannabee flightdeck candidates.
By: Newforest - 8th February 2008 at 08:29
Great book, second only to Gavin Lyall’s ‘Shooting Script’.:)
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