Raymond C. Wilson

Plane Went Down in Gander Town (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Nearly 38 years after 256 people died in the crash of Arrow Air Flight 1285, we still don't have a definitive answer as to why the 'plane went down in Gander town'. Five members of the Canadian Aviation Safety Board (CASB) believe ice on the wings caused the plane to stall shortly after take-off from Gander International Airport. In a dissenting opinion, four CASB members believe that an in-flight fire resulting from detonations of undetermined origin brought about catastrophic system failures. U.S. intelligence officials were quick to dismiss the fact that a terrorist group claimed responsibility for the crash. The victims included 248 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) who were returning from a 6-month peacekeeping mission in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. This is the story of the deadliest military plane crash in U.S. history. The book was written by the former U.S. Army officer who served as the HQDA Liaison Officer for the 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during their 6-month deployment to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Raymond C. Wilson
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798215510445
• Artikelnr.: 69980829

Autorenporträt

Raymond C. Wilson is a military historian, filmmaker, and amateur genealogist. During his military career as an enlisted soldier, warrant officer, and commissioned officer in the U.S. Army for twenty-one years, Wilson served in a number of interesting assignments both stateside and overseas. He had the honor of serving as Administrative Assistant to Brigadier General George S. Patton (son of famed WWII general) at the Armor School; Administrative Assistant to General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley at the Pentagon; and Military Assistant to the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army at the Pentagon. In 1984, Wilson was nominated by the U.S. Army Adjutant General Branch to serve as a White House Fellow in Washington, D.C. While on active duty, Wilson authored numerous Army regulations as well as articles for professional journals including 1775 (Adjutant General Corps Regimental Association magazine), Program Manager (Journal of the Defense Systems Management College), and Army Trainer magazine. He also wrote, directed, and produced three training films for Army-wide distribution. He is an associate member of the Military Writers Society of America. Following his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1992, Wilson made a career change to the education field. He served as Vice President of Admissions and Development at Florida Air Academy; Vice President of Admissions and Community Relations at Oak Ridge Military Academy; Adjunct Professor of Corresponding Studies at U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; and Senior Academic Advisor at Eastern Florida State College. While working at Florida Air Academy, Wilson wrote articles for several popular publications including the Vincent Curtis Educational Register and the South Florida Parenting Magazine. At Oak Ridge Military Academy, Wilson co-wrote and co-directed two teen reality shows that appeared on national television (Nickelodeon & ABC Family Channel). As an Adjunct Professor at U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Wilson taught effective communications and military history for eighteen years. At Eastern Florida State College, Wilson wrote, directed, and produced a documentary entitled "Wounded Warriors - Their Struggle for Independence" for the Chi Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. Since retiring from Eastern Florida State College, Wilson has devoted countless hours working on book manuscripts.