Hellfire. by Ed Macy. Be the first to review this item. The true story of one man's determination to master the world's deadliest helicopter and of a split-second decision that changed the face of modern. He launched the weapon that changed a war. May Ed Macy arrives in Afghanistan along with the Apache AH Mk 1 on its first operational tour. It's an unfamiliar combat zone with a limited role for the Apache and Ed's time is spent escorting Chi. This book is the story of Ed Macy getting into the Apache starting with his time in the Paras, joining the Army Air Corps, time flying over Northern Ireland, then training on the Apache before, finally, combat. /5().
Climb back inside the cockpit of the world's deadliest helicopter and learn how one mission helped change the course of the Afghan conflict and rewrite the rules of combat. May Pilot Ed Macy arrives in Afghanistan with a contingent of Apache AH Mk1. It's the first operational tour for the deadly, difficult machines and confidence in the cripplingly expensive attack helicopter is low. This book is the story of Ed Macy getting into the Apache starting with his time in the Paras, joining the Army Air Corps, time flying over Northern Ireland, then training on the Apache before, finally, combat. Whilst the Apache was a completely new beast for the British military it was also something whose operation drew on past experience. Ed Macy left the British Army in January , after twenty-three years' service. He had amassed a total of 3, helicopter flying hours, of them inside an Apache. Ed was awarded the Military Cross for his courage during the Jugroom Fort rescue in Helmand Province, Afghanistan - one of the first ever in Army Air Corps' history.
Forget his Hellfire missiles, the book itself is enough to blow you away' Sergeant Major Dan Mills, author of number one bestseller Sniper One 'An honest account of exceptional bravery' Ross Kemp ‘Macy does for the Apache helicopter’s gunships what Dan Mills did for the infantry in ‘Sniper One’. Hellfire by Ed Macy (Read by) starting at $ Hellfire has 4 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace. Ed Macy - Apache and Hellfire. Thread starter Hols4Heroes; Start date 4 Nov ; Hols4Heroes War Hero. 4 Nov #1 Both signed with a special thankyou from the.
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