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Topgun Days
Dave Baranek
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Description for Topgun Days
Paperback. The author was one of 451 young men to receive his Wings of Gold in 1980 as a naval flight officer. He became a Topgun instructor, responsible for teaching the best Navy and Marine fighter pilots how to be even better, training them in the classroom and then going head-to-head in the skies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGA; JWF; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
Dave Baranek (callsign "Bio") was one of 451 young men to receive his Wings of Gold in 1980 as a naval flight officer. Four years later, seasoned by intense training and deployments in the tense confrontations of the cold war, he became the only one of that initial group to rise to become an instructor at the navy's elite Fighter Weapons School. As a Topgun instructor, Bio was responsible for teaching the best fighter pilots of the Navy and Marine Corps how to be even better. He schooled them in the classroom and then went head-to-head with them in the ... Read more
Dave Baranek (callsign "Bio") was one of 451 young men to receive his Wings of Gold in 1980 as a naval flight officer. Four years later, seasoned by intense training and deployments in the tense confrontations of the cold war, he became the only one of that initial group to rise to become an instructor at the navy's elite Fighter Weapons School. As a Topgun instructor, Bio was responsible for teaching the best fighter pilots of the Navy and Marine Corps how to be even better. He schooled them in the classroom and then went head-to-head with them in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781620871034
SKU
V9781620871034
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Dave Baranek
Dave "Bio" Baranek enjoyed a successful and satisfying twenty-year career in the United States Navy, starting with assignments to F-14 Tomcat squadrons and later assignment to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Baranek retired from the Navy in 1999 and now works as a defense contractor in the Washington, D.C. area. He lives in Burke, ... Read more
Reviews for Topgun Days
"Top Gun Days" introduces readers to author Dave "Bio" Baranek's world as a veteran fighter pilot and instructor at one of the most famous combat training facilities in the world. Fans of the "Top Gun" movie will enjoy how Baranek worked with the video teams behind the scenes to make the classic memorable film. Baranek also conveys the feel of ... Read more