142nd's F-15C #007 Lives Another Day

So recently, the 142nd Fighter Wing posted verily happily that after a small 2013 accident upon takeoff, F-15C #007 has finally been returned to service. Here's the article:

Fly Another Day: 007 back in action

The artticle, written by local guardsmen at teh Portland Air National Guard base, claims the accident was nothing more than a structural failure of a new jet that was being tested.

Or was it? Is the Oregon National Guard trying to cover something up? I find it difficult to believe a simple panel or two took 2 years to replace.

Maybe the jet was actually involved in combat operations over a friendly nation. Perhaps it took 2 years to repair because of a necessity to maintain secrecy over a repair process that, if made public, would have brought to light true heroism and professionalism of the 123rd Fighter Squadron's  fighter pilots.

Maybe my upcoming book, "The Legend of Jet 31", will bring it all to light...

Book Update

The book is moving along... not anywhere near as quickly as I'd hoped, but I'm continuing to press for my April publishing deadline.

If worse comes to worst, and it's not completed by this Summer vacation... I might just throw out an unfinished/whatever state it's in freebie to the public.

But as long as I've been working on it, I'd like to make a little coin for my efforts!

This is a teaser pic for the book, including some of the incredible 3-D renderings that will be used to illustrate the work.

Finally- the Tale Will Be Told

A young boy and his Dad are walking along the flight line of the 123rd Fighter Squadron during an open gate event. The child asks a simple question about one of the Fighting Redhawks on display. And a mysterious pilot appears and tells him, and his Dad an amazing tale of excitement, professionalism and courage!

How did Jet 31 get its red tail? At last, an amazing story is told that will add intrigue and excitement to the mythos that surrounds this amazing jet- Boeing F-15C 84-0031!

Keep coming back to find out more!