WW II KOREA VIETNAM "CAVALRY TROOPER TO FIGHTER PILOT: AND THREE WARS" a

Description: I COMBINE SHIPPING $1.50 per book. FREE SHIPPING for orders over $60. Send books to your check-out cart. E-Bay will automatically adjust shipping costs. PACKAGING & SHIPPING RULES: 1. Individual books Under $18.00 are shipped in padded poly envelopes. 2. Individual books Over $18.00 are shipped in a poly envelope inside a box. 3. Buy Three or more books and the order is shipped in a box.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS LISTING:ack Hayes retired from the USAF after 30 years of service. He flew eight different aircraft in three wars -- World War II, Korea, and Vietnam -- receiving battle damage in most and being wounded in one. He commanded the 55th Fighter Group at the end of World War II to the occupation of Germany, and flew the first U.S. jet, the P-80 Shooting Star, from Bremen to Giebelstadt. Hayes holds civilian ratings and certificates as Air Transport Pilot, Commercial Pilot in single- and multi-engine land and sea, and helicopters. He has 20,000 hours logged, split equally between military and civilian aircraft. He has flown 49 military types and 50 civilian. He flew 222 combat missions, totaling 900 hours.Colonel Hayes was from California and joined the US Army prior to WWII at age 15. Yes he lied and got away with it, first in the infantry and then to the Cavalry. Yep at time in 1940 it still existed spurs saddles and all. Jack joined referencing his biography because he wasted college though he did graduate. By April of 1940 Jack entered pilot training at Lindberg Field in San Diego flying Ryan PT-20s, upon completion of pilot training was assigned to B-17s during which he flew one of six B-17Es you see flying in the movie Bombardier staring Pat O'Brian, this was not to be his only interaction with Hollywood as you will read in his book. Jack flew fighters and bombers during WWII. Seeing combat in B-17s, P-47s, and P-51s he flew other types in theater as well. Jack stayed in after WWII and was able to keep his rank as a Lt Col which he had attained by age 24. Jack transitioned to jets flying P-80s though he continued to log time in Thunderbolts, Mustangs and other WWII types. Jack went to Korea flying the F-86, and here is another connection to Hollywood; for those of you who have seen the Hunters staring Robert Mitcham and Robert Wagner you will remember they get briefed about a North Korean Ace Casey Jones. Well guess what folks Casey Jones was real except he was Russian and Jack came up against him. War number 3 was Vietnam where he flew F-4s in country during the time of Robin Olds, Chappie James. Jack last fighter assignment was as CO of the 4th TFW in Korea. He relinquished this unit to the new CO Chuck Yeager! Jack finished out as CO of a SAC missile unit. He went on to have a long civilian fly career as an airline pilot a flight instructor where I met him as I a proud to say. I finished up my flight instruction with him. Jack also became an airshow pilot in his Bellanca Decathalon which he painted in Thunderbird colors, I took care of this aircraft until I joined the Air Force in 1974. During this time he became re-acquainted with longtime friend R.A. Bob Hoover who he first met in 1950 during his transition from the Lockeed F-80 to the North American F-86 where Bob was a NAA test pilot. Jack has gone west but still has family here in Seattle. Colonel Jack Hayes was a friend and a mentor and I am honored to have known him and have his name in my log book.

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