Thud Pilot

Thud Pilot is the memoirs of a combat fighter pilot who flew the Air Force’s premier fighter-bomber in the most dangerous skies in the history of warfare. The F-105 Thunderchief conducted 75% of the Air Force bombing mission in North Vietnam during the first five years of the war and Thud Pilot tells the story of the courageous men who flew them. The personal perspective from years of combat experience reveals just how the political mismanagement and insane Rules of Engagement made them as much the hunted as they were the hunters. Thud Pilot goes beyond the air battles and shares the emotional impact on the families left behind.