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03-27-2009, 12:26 AM
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| Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plainwell, MI
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| Any Dale Brown Fans Here???? When I read his first book, "Flight of the Old Dog" I was hooked!!! He writes military fact based fiction is the best way I can describe it. He has good characters that I can identify with. I served for almost 13 years in the Air Force. So much of what he writes about, I have kind of lived. So I am wondering have any of you all read any of his many books? And what do you think of them? Bill G. |
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03-27-2009, 06:27 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wiltshire, UK
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| Read all his books. Got some good ideas in them for technological hardware that could quite possibly be made (probably allready do exist !) He has a style of writing that once the action starts, you just have to keep reading to see how things unfurl. Its a bit like playing a decent first person shooter on the PC, like Half Life 2 or whatever, when you know you really should stop playing but the temptation to take a look around that last corner is too powerfull to resist. I've been re-reading Flight of the old Dog this past few days and will finish this evening. Highly recommend his books
__________________ Cheers Gary Not only am I a master of suspense, but I...  http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/sta...ect-18113.html "I’ll never worry about meeting a FW 190 in a 51 since I was able to outturn, outdive and generally out-maneuver him at all altitudes, from 23,000 feet to the deck; I could follow him in anything and do a lot more besides.” Richard D Bishop, 11 Sept 1944, 55th FG |
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03-27-2009, 08:43 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hurst, Texas
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| Good stuff. I haven't read all of his, its been so long I can't really remember where I left off (I do remember one prototype airplane of his that was mind-controlled by the pilot, who turned out to be a spy or something). Probably need to pick up some more of his again one of these days.
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03-27-2009, 09:24 AM
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| "Shooter"   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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 | I read Flight of the Old Dog many years ago and really enjoyed it. I also read his second and third; Silver Tower and Day of the Cheetah. I like his writing style and he keeps the action going right along.
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03-27-2009, 10:26 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Colorado
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| Yup have enjoyed reading his books, they move right along,perfect waiting at the airport for flight out book.
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03-27-2009, 08:51 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
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03-27-2009, 09:52 PM
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| Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plainwell, MI
Posts: 460
| It is good to see that I am not the only one that enjoys reading Dale Brown! I have twenty of his books. Plus I have "Flight of the Old Dog" on an Audio CD. I enjoyed listening to story that way. My dream is to someday model the "Old Dog", the B-52"I". Let me see, just find a B-52H, change the nose to that of an SST, and change to tail to a butterfly configuration. It sounds so easy typing it! Maybe someday a Dale Brown Group Build???? Bill G. |
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