For more than thirty years, Giora Even-Epstein flew fighters for
the Israel Air Force, achieving recognition as a highly skilled
military aviator and the highest-scoring jet-mounted ace with the
most number of confirmed victories in the French Mirage. Having
overcome numerous hurdles just to learn how to fly, he went on to
compile a record of Arab MiGs and Sukhoi kills that bettered any
other combat aviators’ tally in the entire world. This
fast-moving autobiography details his experiences particularly in
the intense conflicts of 1967, the Six Day War, and 1973, the Yom
Kippur War. The reader shares the cockpit with him as he describes
every action he undertook with 101 and 105 Squadron, including the
greatest jet-versus-jet air battle in history with four MiG-21
kills in one engagement. His final score was seventeen aerial
victories. After his last battle he became commander of the First
Jet Squadron, 117, began civilian flying, retrained to command 254
MMR Squadron in the 1982 Lebanon War, and flew the F-16 at the age
of fifty before retirement. Along the way he met numerous fighter
pilot legends such as Douglas Bader, Al Deere, Pierre Clostermann
and Randy Cunningham. Affable and enthusiastic, Giora gained the
nickname ‘Hawkeye’ because of his amazing vision of more than
20/15, enabling him to pick out enemy aircraft long before his
squadron mates. His story is of one man’s unfaltering dedication
to his dreams and his country. As the leading jet ace it is one
well worth telling and, critically, it can be told in his own
words.
General
Imprint: |
Grub Street Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
July 2023 |
Authors: |
Giora Even-Epstein
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-911667-83-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-911667-83-1 |
Barcode: |
9781911667834 |
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