Sweating the Metal

Sweating the Metal

by Alex Duncan

"Flying Under Fire. a Chinook Pilot's Blistering Account of Life, Death and Dust in Afghanistan"

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Details

War:

War in Afghanistan

Perspective:

Pilots

Military Unit:

Royal Air Force

True Story:

Yes

Biography:

Yes

Region:

Middle East

Published Date:

2012

ISBN13:

9781444708004

Description

The Chinook comes in to land in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan. At the machine's controls is one man and if he doesn't stay calm, then everyone could die. That man is Flt Lt Alex 'Frenchie' Duncan and he's been involved in some of the most daring and dangerous missions undertaken by the Chinook force in Afghanistan. Here, he tells the action-packed true story of the Chinook helicopter force in Afghanistan.