Scrappy

The late Colonel Howard C. “Scrappy” Johnson was a retired command pilot who flew over 7,000 hours in fifteen fighter planes. He was an inductee in the Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame and lived in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Writer Ian A. O’Connor is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of America and lives in South Florida.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments       Preface      Prologue      1. River Rats      2. Growing Up      3. “Louavall”      4. The Army Air Corps      5. Laredo      6. The Big Bang      7. The Philippines      8. The Police Action      9. Back to the Philippines      10. Cape Cod      11. Way Up North      12. California      13. Starfighter      14. The Collier Trophy      15. The Luftwaffe      16. The Tactical Air Command      17. Hell      18. Thailand      19. In the Beginning      20. Korat Confidential      21. Stateside Again      22. Punchin’ Cattle      23. Scalawag      24. Finis      Biographical Summaries      Index

“Scrappy--a living aviation legend. A must read.”—Robert J. Gilliland, Chief Test Pilot, SR-71 Blackbird; “He’s a fighter pilot’s fighter pilot”—Ronald Fogleman, General, USAF (Ret.), Chief of Staff, USAF, 1994–1997; “Our country is fortunate to have patriots like Colonel Johnson, who are the guardians at the gates of our freedom!”—Ross Perot.