Jet Girl: My Life in War, Peace, and the Cockpit of the World's Most Lethal Aircraft, the F/A -18 Super Hornet [SIGNED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Johnson, Caroline; Williams, HOF

Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 2019

About this Item

Fine condition dark gray boards with gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Prologue; Epilogue; and Acknowledgments. Illustrated with a section of color photographic plates. Signed by the author with thick pink Sharpie/market on the half title page. "Helmet? Check. Hydraulics? Check. Hair Tie? Check. What's it like to fly at Mach speed, loaded with live weapons and wearing waterproof mascara? Jet Girl follows an elite group of women fighting our nation's battles while also fighting to win respect and make rank in one of the most exclusive - and male-dominated - communites in the military. It's the story of a remarkable team of highly trained fighters, friends, and aviators who find a way to retain their sense of self in and out of the cockpit, constantly mixing danger with adventure while serving our country in war zones and exotic locales around the world. Caroline Johnson was an unlikely candidate for one of the most dangerous, lethal, and competitive roles in our military. A tall, blond Colorado debutante, she could just as easily have sought a career in marketing or fashion. But Johnson became an F/A -18 Super Hornet Weapons System Officer, one of the first women to fly a combat mission over Iraq since 2011, and one of the first - if not the first - women to drop bombs in ISIS. Johnson is the perfect navigator for us as well - a guide to what real life in training and in the air is like: How do you pee in a cockpit the size of a bumper car going six hundred miles an hour? Alongside her tightly knit group of friends and aviators, nicknamed "the Jet Girls," Johnson takes on all the ordinary problems of life - love, work, catty housewives, commanding father figures, wardrobe malfunctions, and far-flung boyfriends - all while flying into harm's way every single day. Taking us around the world, from Virginia Beach to the North Arabian Gulf, and featuring indelible characters such as Johnson's family matriarch, Grammy, and her mentor, Admiral Bullet, Jet Girl will change your view of the Navy and of service. It's a unique glimpse into one woman's love story with flying, from her first moments in Navy training and in her dorm, the Sharktank, to launching her jet off the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier, to her final hail and farewell." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jet Girl: My Life in War, Peace, and the Cockpit of the World's Most Lethal Aircraft, the F/A -18 Super Hornet [SIGNED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2019
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Norman, Devan (book design); Zusman, Moshe (jacket photograph)
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed Books/Autographs