Lords of the sky: fighter pilots and air combat, from the Red Baron to the F-16

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A twenty-year USAF veteran who flew more than 150 combat missions and received multiple Distinguished Flying Crosses, Lt. Colonel Dan Hampton draws on his singular firsthand knowledge, as well as groundbreaking research in aviation archives and rare personal interviews with little-known heroes, including veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.

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• Viper pilot: a memoir of air combat di Dan Hampton (2012)