A story about piloting and maintaining the F-16 Viper, we join First Lieutenant Victoria “Shirley” MacMillan as she completes the USAF F-16 “Basic” course, becoming a full-fledged “Viper Driver.” She is assigned to the Shooters at Shaw Air Force Base, where she meets Staff Sergeant Christopher Gray, an aircraft maintainer in the 55th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. The two of them play key roles in the conflict to come, attempting to stop Iran’s Persian Tomcats.
While flying fighter jets is an exhilarating, dangerous profession, performing maintenance on them is difficult and sometimes overwhelming. Without the professionalism and dedication of the aircraft maintainers, the pilots would never be able to take to the skies. This story illustrates the special bonds that form between pilots and their maintainers, as one cannot perform their job without the other.
Main Characters
First Lieutenant Victoria “Shirley” MacMillan
A recent graduate of the USAF’s F-16 fighter pilot basic course at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, she is assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron “Shooters” at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. The young fighter pilot, the daughter of a USAF Major General, learns the dangers of flying the sleek jet fighter while training to employ the “Viper” in combat.
Staff Sergeant Christopher Gray
An F-16 aircraft maintainer assigned to the 55th Aircraft Maintenance Unit at Shaw Air Force Base, he is a leader in the Specialist’s Flight. As an avionics specialist, he is the one who the pilots depend upon when they need their aircraft to operate at its best, especially with its electronic warfare equipment. A gifted mechanic, he drives a completely restored 1967 Pontiac GTO hot rod.
Lieutenant Colonel Moein “Mad Dog” Mahmoudi
Iran’s most decorated F-14 fighter pilot, he is the commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force’s 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron “Persian Cats.” A hero from the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980’s, this US-trained Tomcat fighter pilot is a professional, dedicated to leading his pilots into whatever aerial dangers they may face.
Flying fighter jets is a thrilling and dangerous profession. Ride along with the brave fighter pilots from the air forces of the United States and Islamic Republic of Iran. Experience what it takes to pilot some of the world’s most maneuverable and lethal aircraft, the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the F-14 Persian Tomcat.
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