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Flight accidents in the 21st century U.S. Air Force : the facts of 40 non-combat events / Henry Bond.

Author/creator Bond, Henry, 1966- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Descriptionviii, 193 pages ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Pitch up -- Number 3 engine idle -- Landing strut -- Caught a tailwind -- Fly-by -- Zero-g parabolas -- Arctic thunder -- C-bleed hot -- Ground-rush in Germany -- Flameout volk -- Mist-up airventure -- Warthog seizure -- Walan rabat -- Overshoot shank -- Paddy field -- Communications mast -- Titanium fire -- Belly flop -- Cut-up wake -- Fuel-line shutoff -- Flaps gone -- Roll off the top -- Spatial D -- Dutch roll -- Stockton impromptu -- Okinawa corkscrew -- Birdstrike luke -- Lights-out intercept -- Racetrack gun pattern -- Fuel-line leak -- Cley goose strike -- Domestic object -- Down to Louisiana -- Ghostrider -- Fire by the microwave -- Unseen traffic -- Goggles case -- Three-out takeoff -- Inadvertent shutoff -- Eject, dude.
Abstract "Mid-flight noncombat mishaps and blunders occur frequently in the USAF during training and utility flights. The events surrounding such accidents are gathered by USAF investigators and a report is published for each case. The author has collected these reports and rewritten them in language accessible to the general public"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2018053974
ISBN9781476674025 paperback ; alkaline paper
ISBN1476674027 paperback ; alkaline paper

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Joyner General Stacks UG1243 .B66 2019 ✔ Available Place Hold