SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER
DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE WEEK
THE FIRST OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE RED ARROWS
'Heart-pounding, exhilarating . . . A fascinating testimony of
jeopardy, cool heads and the sheer exultant addiction of flying.'
SINCLAIR MCKAY
'Fantastic . . . It was wonderful to read about so many old chums and
truly legendary aviators. Highly recommended.' JOHN NICHOL (Twitter)
'An exhilarating read! The next-best thing to taking the controls of a
Hawk fast-jet. And you're much less likely to throw up.' BEN MILLER
'Inspirational . . . Precision, style and dedication. The Red Arrows
are the ultimate in teamwork.' TIM PEAKE
'Perfectly enjoyable . . . As the Red Arrows head towards their 60th
anniversary, it's clear the team's place in our hearts is secure.'
DAILY MAIL
'A wild ride . . . The ultimate insider guide, relating with great
enthusiasm and insight what it means to be inside the cockpit as you
scream through the skies at 350 to 450 miles per hour, within what feels
like touching distance of your wingman, making continual nanosecond
decisions that will result in certain death if you get them wrong.'
TELEGRAPH, Patrick Bishop
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"Occasionally, you and the team come within read of perfection, up
there in the rarefied air of the skies. You never know when those
moments will come, but it's what you yearn for as a pilot."
The Red Arrows represent the very best speed, agility and precision
aerobatic flying in the Royal Air Force, and the people who wear those
iconic red flight suits are rigorously selected not just for their
flying skills, lightning-fast reflexes and nerves of steel, but for
their mental resilience, courage and humility.
Written by the Officer Commanding and former Red 1 Team Leader, Wing
Commander David Montenegro, and full of never-before-shared tales from
pilots past and present, this thrilling history is both a faithful
record and a fascinating account of not only what it takes, but what it
means, to be a Red Arrow.
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Praise for the Red Arrows:
'A lifetime's ambition . . . I still can't believe I've been in a
fighter jet. It was fantastic - just to feel the G-force was
spectacular.' LEWIS HAMILTON
'So tight, crisp and professional' CHRIS HADFIELD
'I can never quite believe that anyone can fly and aircraft with such
precision' PROF. BRIAN COX
'The skill level they have is just off the scale. The Red Arrows is an
amazing display of quality' DAVID COULTHARD
