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It doesnt help that for their first month in action, ed and his mates see little more than the backend of a chinook. Apache is a blazing true story from the heart of afghanistan a tale of courage, comradeship, technology, and tragedy, straight from the cockpit of the worlds deadliest helicopter. An astonishing first book, apache is a story of courage, comradeshi. During a 2006 invasion of the chaotic afghan province of helmand by 3,300 british troops, the objective of which was to subdue the resurgent taliban, macy piloted a westland apache ah mk1 attack helicopter, a vastly improved british version of the original american design. Former apache helicopter pilot ed macy discusses his new book hellfire. An astonishing first book, apache is a story of courage, comradeship, technology and tragedy, during the ongoing war in afghanistan. Designed in the mid 1980s to take on the soviets, these machines have proven themselves as. When ed macy s career in the paras was cut short by a brutal accident. An aboveaverage macho war memoir, full of hightech gadgetry and deadly fireworks. Ed macy is an elite pilot, one of the few men qualified to fly apache helicopters, the worlds deadliest fighting machin. When ed macys career in the paras was cut short by a brutal accident, he thought hed never fight again. Dick couch, new york timesbestselling author apache is the incredible true story of ed macy, a decorated apache helicopter pilot, that takes you inside one of the worlds most dangerous war machines. Apache book by ed macy half price books marketplace.
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He served with 3 regt aac, 4 regt aac, 5 regt aac, 9 regt aac and 25 flight aac on gazelle and apache helicopters amassing a total of 3,930 flying hours. Dec 07, 2008 ed macy is an elite pilot, one of the few men qualified to fly apache helicopters, the worlds deadliest fighting machines. After a brutal accident forced him out of the paras, ed macy refused to go down quietly. Isaf were responding with massive ordinance and air strikes against single taliban targets. Both signed with a special thankyou from the author. Apache is the first book to come from the cockpit of the most sophisticated fighting helicopter the world has ever known. Ed macy was awarded the trophy for best student on his pilots course before being posted to 9 regiment aac in 1992 as a reconnaissance pilot. In 2007, it became part of 4 regiment, army air corps.
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Ed is a grubby urchin from the north east who bluffed his way through pilot and apache selection and in an attempt to handover a turning and burning apache to the taliban managed to further bluff an mc. Whether you agree with the war in afghanistan or not this book which is mostly about the rescue of a marine who was captured by the taliban and had to be rescued from a huge compound is fantastic. In the cockpit of an apache, hands, feet, and even eyes need to operate independently. It would do everyone good to know how skilled and brave the apache pilots are, and how dangerous these wars are for them and the other brave soldiers doing the fighting. Apache is a blazing true story from the heart of afghanistan a tale of courage, comradeship, technology and tragedy, straight from the cockpit of the worlds deadliest helicopter. Ed macy apache ed macy apache i see you online subtitrat film indian. Apache is a well written account somewhere in the middle years of the conflict. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. Apache is the incredible true story of ed macy, a decorated apache helicopter pilot, that takes you inside the cockpit of the worlds deadliest war machine. A firsthand account of the exhilaration and ferocity of war, apache chronicles a rescue mission involving a stranded soldier in afghanistan in 2007.
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