The Eagle's Last Flight
by Ron Standerfer
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Author: Ron StanderferEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-07
ISBN: 0595673287
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
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Book Review: A Fighter Pilot's Reward
Summary: 5 Stars
The title ' The Eagle's Last Flight' would be the pilot's last flight. It is appropriate for the contents of the book. The cover invited me in. The relationship between Skip and Christie was believable and realistic. The tragedy was heart breaking. The life of an airforce fighter pilot was most enlightening. The episode at Camp Desert Rock was shocking and leaves one pondering the happenings. The humour of the writer kept things light where needed. The character of Cactus Jack was laughable. 'Follow me lad and you will learn something' only later to say 'If you tell anyone in the squadron about this I will kill you.' The plane skip was in being shot down. He floated out of the seat along with every item in the cockpit. Blinded by the debris and unable to move, he waited to see what the aircraft would do next. Without warning the aircraft rolled over and snapped into a tight inverted spin. I recommend this book to all readers. It felt as though I had lived this life through the writer,flying,funerals,drinking ( I even felt one of the most descriptive hangovers ever) laughing, crying, loving, dying. A great read.
Summary of The Eagle's Last Flight
Skip O?Neill lies dying of leukemia in a New York hospital, determined to live until the new millennium. His wasted body shows scant evidence of the man he once was?an Air Force fighter pilot and decorated combat veteran.O?Neill?s first assignment as a young lieutenant places him among hard drinking World War II?and Korean War?era fighter pilots who quickly teach him their ways. He almost washes out of pilot training but is persistent and manages to graduate. In Vietnam, he proves to be a skillful and courageous pilot who faces dangers of all kinds with equanimity. But the greatest?and most deadly danger?materializes years after O?Neill volunteers to be an observer at an atomic test site.
In the end, O?Neill decides that when his time comes, he will dash at it fearlessly. He anticipates being greeted by departed friends?but what awaits him is something totally unexpected.
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