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Viper Force: 56th Fighter Wing--To Fly and Fight the F-16


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By: Lt. Col. Robert “Cricket” Renner, USAF (RET.) with Photos by John M. Dibbs


Viper Force: 56th Fighter Wing--To Fly and Fight the F-16

During an official ceremony at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on July 21, 1980, the USAF gave the nickname “Fighting Falcon” to the General Dynamics F-16, the name inspired by the Air Force Academy Falcon football team. But pilots often have unofficial nicknames for their airplanes, and any pilot who flies the F-16 or any mechanic who works on it will only call it the “Viper.”
Viper came from the F-16’s resemblance to a snake when seen from head-on in the landing attitude.

Great fighter aircraft need great pilots, and great pilots acquire their highly specialized skills through intense training at Luke Air Force Base, just west of Phoenix, Arizona, home of the 56th Fighter Wing of the USAF’s Air Education and Training Command. Many hours of hard work are necessary to mold young pilots into Viper Drivers, a special designation that sets them apart from other fighter pilots.

From the rigors of training to the excitement of combat, Lt. Col. Robert “Cricket” Renner, USAF (Ret.), captures the lives of the Viper Drivers in their own words and alongside the amazing air-to-air photography of John M. Dibbs.

192 pages, 11.2 x 9.4 inches, HB w/ dust jacket, Photos


Viper Force: 56th Fighter Wing--To Fly and Fight the F-16

ISBN Number: 9780760340325

Item Number: 1749

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