The Killer Instinct
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He watched Sinker roll in on Panther. Vapor erupted from the huge fighter's wings as Sinker pulled hard to correct for his early roll-in. He's not going to make it.
Pierce watched Sinker pass close behind Panther and expected him to level his wings and go high. He was too close, too fast and had too far to turn to hope for a quick shot. Sinker didn't level his wings; if anything he seemed to pull harder. No! "Oh, sh--!" came over the radio. Panther?
The world went into slow-motion for Pierce. He watched in disbelief as the two jets came together--the thirty-ton F-14 slammed into the TA-4 less than half its size. The collision was violent. A massive fireball engulfed both aircraft and debris hurtled through the sky in all directions. Oh, God! No! Flaming wreckage emerged from the fireball. Pierce was in shock as his mind attempted to sort out what was happening.
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Lieutenants (j.g.) Jackson ‘Sinker’ Fairbanks, Pauline ‘Tinker’ Bell and Martha ‘Sunshine’ Conklin are students in the U.S. Navy’s F-14 Fighter Replacement Squadron based at NAS Miramar, ‘AFightertown USA.’ These pilots, and friends undergo a grueling training program, endure tragedy and hardship, experience love and denial, face life and death. From the heights of elation to the depths of despair, each, in his or her own way, must face, define and come to terms with The Killer Instinct.
About the Author
Gary M. Watts has been intimately involved in aviation for over thirty-five years. He began his association with airplanes as a smokejumper for the U.S. Forest Service, parachuting into forest fires. Upon graduation from the University of Utah he entered the U.S. Navy and was later designated a Naval Aviator flying the F-8 Crusader. Gary is a decorated pilot, having flown several different fighter aircraft throughout his career, including F-4 Phantoms over Vietnam and F-14 Tomcats; from Miramar, California to Long Island, New York to the Middle East . After twenty years he retired from the Navy and, as a capstone to his career in aviation, went on to fly as a captain for a major U.S. airline. When not at work, Gary spends his time in the mountains of Julian, California. His first novel The Custody of Sha-ash gaz has recently been published and he is currently writing his next novel.