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Synopsis
The Soviets have stolen DreamStar--America's most advanced fighter plane. Major Patrick McLanahan must get it back. His plane, the Cheetah, is the only chance against the mastery of the DreamStar. The greatest high-tech chase of all time is about to take off.
Synopsis
America s most advanced fighter plane, DreamStar, has been hijacked. To retrieve it, Lt. Col. Patrick McLanahan takes on his most perilous assignment since The Flight of the Old Dog.
The odds are against him. His aircraft, the Cheetah, hasn t the speed, the power, or the technology of the DreamStar his skills behind the stick are the only advantage he s got. And so begins the greatest high-flying chase of all time."
About the Author
Former U.S. Air Force captain
Dale Brown is the author of several best-selling military-action-aviation-adventure novels:
Flight of the Old Dog (1987),
Silver Tower (1988),
Day of the Cheetah (1989),
Hammerheads (1990),
Sky Masters (1991),
Night of the Hawk (1992),
Chains of Command (1993),
Storming Heaven (1994) and
Shadows of Steel (1996).
Dale's novels are published in 11 languages and distributed to over 70 countries.
Dale was born in Buffalo, New York on November 2, 1956. He graduated from Penn State University and received an Air Force commission in 1978. He was a navigator-bombardier in the B-52G Stratofortress heavy bomber and the FB-111A supersonic medium bomber, and is the recipient of several military decorations and awards including the Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Combat Crew Award, and the Marksmanship ribbon. He flew over 2500 hours in various military tactical and training aircraft from 1978 to 1986 and was also a graduate of the U.S. Army Airborne School.
Dale is a volunteer pilot for AirLifeLine, a non-profit national charitable medical transportation organization who fly needy persons free of charge to receive treatment. He also supports a number of organizations to support and promote law enforcement and reading. He is a member of the Airplane Owners and Pilots Association, The Writers Guild, and a Life Member of the Air Force Association and U.S. Naval Institute. He is a multi-engine and instrument-rated private pilot and can often be found in the skies all across the United States, piloting his Piper Aerostar 602P. On the ground, Dale enjoys tennis, scuba diving, and hockey. He lives in Incline Village, Nevada.