Once A Fighter Pilot Author:Jerry W. Cook, Jerry W., Brigadiergeneral, Usafr, Ret. Cook Jerry Cook, Retired Air Force Reserve Brigadier General, grants readers the rare privilege of going along for the ride as he tells the fascinating story of how he became an Air Force pilot and flew numerous combat missions. Along the way he describes enduring fear and emotional extremes few fighter pilots have previously confessed to, immersing ... more »the reader in the rarefied-and very human-world of the jet fighter pilot.« less