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I finished Low Level Hell last week and it was excellent. That guy has some mad stories and to think he was only 19 years old while flying helicopters in Vietnam. I have passed the book on to my Dad, I think he will enjoy it.
Snake Pilot is next on my list, just need to find a copy on amazon/ebay.
Cheers for the recommendations!
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No problem, glad you're enjoying them :) I went through a phase of reading a lot of Vietnam helicopter pilot books - pretty much all unbelievable stories and terrifying situations.
I'll try to think of some others I've read. Oh and I think I mentioned it somewhere upthread, but I would definitely recommend 'fate is the hunter' by Ernest K Gann. He was an airline pilot during the (pretty deadly) pioneering days of commercial flight. Again lots of ridiculous stories and terrifying situations...
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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.