Flying High

The world is at war-Pearl Harbor and WWII. A desire to serve a chance to fly-he joins the navy's V-5 program the finest flight training ever devised. Come fly with him in open-cockpit biplanes low-wing trainers dive bombers and fighters as he wins the gold wings of a naval aviator an officer's stripes and the designation of carrier-based fighter pilot. Recalled for the Korean War-this time to fly newly developed jets. Soar with him on his first flight to heights he'd not reached and speeds he'd never seen. Recalled for the Korean War-take a front-row seat on a massive U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in combat and experience the riveting heart-stopping life of a jet fighter pilot racking up fifty-five missions over Korea. Catapult launches shootings and being shot at and landing on a rolling bobbing flight deck are vividly depicted-along with spectacular crashes and agonizing fatalities while cavorting with stars in Hollywood and Palm Springs. Recalled for the Korean War - this time to fly newly developed jets. Soar with him on his first flight to heights he'd not reached and speeds he'd never seen. Recalled for the Korean War -take a front-row seat on a massive U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in combat and experience the riveting heart-stopping life of a jet fighter pilot racking up fifty- five missions over Korea. Catapult launches shootings and being shot at and landing on a rolling bobbing flight deck are vividly depicted - along with spectacular crashes and agonizing fatalities. While cavorting with stars in Hollywood and Palm Springs.