Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/9kCOd6 Viper Force 56th Fighter Wing--To Fly and Fight the F-16 By: John M. Dibbs Publisher: Zenith Press Print ISBN: 9780760340325, 0760340323 eText ISBN: 9781610602679, 1610602676 Pages: 192 Copyright year: 2011 Format: PDF Available from $ 40.00 USD SKU 9781610602679 The pilot of the F-16 Viper, which is the U.S. Air Force’s frontline fighter and attack aircraft, is at the pinnacle of combat aviation. Viper Force tells the story of what it takes to become an F-16 pilot and what it’s like to fly and fight the Viper in combat. Because the F-16 is a dual-purpose combat aircraft, its pilot must master two widely divergent disciplines: air-to-air flying against enemy fighters to maintain control of the air over the battle field and air-to-ground flying in support of ground forces, soldiers, and marines, in contact. The crucible for creation of the Viper pilot is the air force’s 56th Fighter Wing, the successor to World War II’s 56th Fighter Group, the legendary Zemke’s Wolpack, which also flew a fighter/attack aircraft, the P-47 Thunderbolt. Viper Force also provides an up-close and personal look at the F-16 Viper squadron at war with information on its missions, command and control in the air, and the crucially important but often overlooked maintenance and ordnance ground crew.
