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Fighter Pilot's Heaven presents the dramatic inside story of the American military's transition into the jet age, as told by a flyer whose life depended on its success. With colorful anecdotes about fellow pilots as well as precise technical information, Donald S. Lopez describes how it was to be “behind the stick” as a test pilot from 1945 to 1950, when the U.S. military was shifting from war to peacetime operations and from propeller to jet aircraft. An ace pilot who had served with Gen. Claire Chennault's Flying Tiger Fighter Group, Lopez was assigned at the close of World War II to the elite Proof Test Group of the Air Proving Ground Command. Located at Eglin Field (later Eglin Air Force Base) in Florida, the group determined the operational suitability of Air Force weapons systems and aircraft and tested the first operational jet, the P-80 Shooting Star. Jet fighters required new techniques, tactics, and weaponry. Lopez recounts historic test flights in the P-59, P-80, and P-84, among other planes, describing complex combat maneuvers, hair-raising landings in unusual positions, and disastrous crashes and near crashes. This memoir is peppered with lively accounts of many pilots and their colleagues, revealing how airmen coped with both exhilarating successes and sometimes tragic failures.

Imagine getting a glimpse of heaven, a preview of life in God's presence. Could life here ever be the same? Capt. Dale Black has flown as a commercial pilot all over the world, but one flight changed his life forever--an amazing journey to heaven and back. The only survivor of a horrific plane crash, Dale was hovering between life and death when he had a wondrous experience of heaven. What he saw, what he heard, and what he learned there continues to ripple through his life and touch others. Against all odds, Dale miraculously recovered from his injuries and learned to fly again. Now, with his life as a testament, he shares his inspiring story--offering hope and encouragement for those dealing with serious injuries or the loss of a loved one, and those looking for assurance about this life and the next. Experience a Life-Changing Vision of Heaven

Imagine you are a fifteen-year-old boy learning to fly over the mountains and plains of Colorado. Then the bombs fall on Pearl Harbor and suddenly you are a nineteen-year-old instructor pilot, teaching other young men to fly heavy bombers. Only a few months later, you are flying in a night sky, thousands of feet above the South Pacific over an island you had never heard of a few weeks before. A handful of years later, you are piloting a private plane holding your wife and children as the five of you travel the United States preaching the word of God. How did the young pilot from landlocked Oklahoma manage to find the previously unseen island of Hawaii on his first flight over the ocean? Was the process something like how faith works? How do the heavens declare the glory of God? What must it be like to "mount up with wings as eagles?" Inside the pages of this book, readers will discover how those wide-ranging experiences can open their eyes to the beauty and order of the world God spoke into existence and discover the biblical truths everyone needs to understand in order to prepare for heaven. Majestic visual pictures and fascinating stories from a World War II pilot lead the reader into a world of wonder, which allows him to plainly see the lessons learned by this godly man as he traveled the world. What does heaven look like from God's point of view? Find out by looking at Heaven from a Pilot's Point of View.