Sherwood recounts the story of American Air Force pilots in the
Korean War and the development of a lasting fighter-pilot culture
The United States Air Force fought as a truly independent service
for the first time during the Korean War. Ruling the skies in many
celebrated aerial battles, even against the advanced Soviet MiG-15,
American fighter pilots reigned supreme. Yet they also destroyed
virtually every major town and city in North Korea, demolished its
entire crop irrigation system and killed close to one million
civilians. The self-confidence and willingness to take risks which
defined the lives of these men became a trademark of the fighter
pilot culture, what author John Darrell Sherwood here refers to as
the flight suit attitude. In Officers in Flight Suits, John Darrell
Sherwood takes a closer look at the flight suit officer's life by
drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters, novels, unit records, and
personal papers as well as interviews with over fifty veterans who
served in the Air Force in Korea. Tracing their lives from their
training to the flight suit culture they developed, the author
demonstrates how their unique lifestyle affected their performance
in battle and their attitudes toward others, particularly women, in
their off-duty activities.
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