E-Books →Get the F#k Off My Quarterdeck Becoming a Vietnam-Era P-3 Pilot

In 1966, a Marine sergeant screams, "Get the F*#k off my quarterdeck!" at a young man and changes his life forever. Before those words, Randy was a lost Midwestern boy who wandered through high school and college with no clear direction in his life. But he had an out-of-reach fantasy to become a Navy pilot. Through a chance encounter with a naval aviator recruiter, he finds the path to fulfill his dream.
But it doesn't happen overnight. The boy from the Detroit suburbs must first make his way through Primary, Basic, Aircraft Carrier Landing, and Advanced Multi-Engine Training. After a two-and-a-half year journey, he finishes his flight training and wins his coveted Navy Wings of Gold. Flying the P-3 Orion Patrol Airplane, he flies "Market Time" missions around Vietnam.
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