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I bought Chickenhawk the other day and read it in less than 2 days, I really enjoyed it.
Having a look on amazon now for Low Level Hell, looks like it has good reviews.
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Glad you enjoyed it! Low level hell is good. Nuts in a different way. The guy is rather more gung-ho than Bob Mason, but the stuff the scout pilots did was ridiculous.
Another really good one is Snake Pilot by Randy Zahn (I think?). Definitely worth reading.
Edit: just thought of another one - Fate is the hunter by Ernest K. Gann. Brilliantly written, absolutely worth reading.
TurtleRecall
I'm re-reading Chickenhawk by Robert Mason, it's an amazing book by a Vietnam Huey pilot. Seriously, if you haven't read this you really should.
Also, you may already be aware of most of these, but I'd definitely recommend:
Low Level Hell by Robert Anderson (scout pilot in Vietnam)
Wings on my sleeve by Eric "Winkle" Brown (flown basically everything, at the forefront of test flying for years)
Skunk Works by Ben Rich (Lockheed skunk works aircraft designer - Blackbird, F117)
The Smell of Kerosene by Donald Mallick (NASA test pilot)
There are more, but can't think of them now...