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Authors: Flight of the Old Dog (v1.1)

Editorial
Reviews From Publishers Weekly

It
is not the Reagan Administration that has secretly been developing a Strategic
Defense Initiative in this first book by retired USAF Captain Brown, but the
Soviets, and as soon as the system comes on line, the Russians flagrantly
attack American intelligence and military craft with their laser weapon. The
President and his advisors appeal to the UN Security Council; they even
dispatch sophisticated B-1 bombers and a new, armed space satellite, but both
are thwarted, and the U.S. is left dangerously incapable of detecting a missile
launch from the eastern U.S.S.R. Desperate, they decide to send a souped-up
veteran B-52 bomber, the Old Dog, and its expert navigator Patrick McLanahan on
a crucial mission into Siberia to neutralize the death ray. Brown knows his
airborne and naval high-tech equipment and the cockpit bantering of crews, and
can tell a basically interesting story. He does not, however, examine the
frightening political consequences of the superpowers trading shots. The
novel's excitement is essentially that of a boy's adventure fantasy rather than
the well-realized suspense of a credible thriller. 75,000 first printing;
$75,000 ad/promo; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club selections; Military
Book Club selection; author tour.

Book
Description

Newly repackaged, here is the
runaway bestseller that launched Dale Brown's phenomenal career.

"A
superbly crafted adventure.” (W.E.B. Griffin)

"Suspenseful
and spellbinding." (Clive Cussler) --This text refers to the
Mass
Market Paperback
edition.

Spotlight
Reviews

*****
An all-time great,
September 14, 2001
Revie wer:

If
there is a series of books out there that will make you feel like you are
actually in it, then its the Flight of The Old Dog series. This debuet book for
Dale Brown is by far the greatest story I've ever read. It will keep on the
edge of your seat the whole time. not one slow section in the book. In the wake
of the
World
Trade
Center
terrorist attack, it makes me wonder what
the Old Dog crew would do. If the were real of course!
--This text refers to
the
Mass Market Paperback
edition.

*****
Great work, this is a book I want to see in theaters.,
June
4, 1998
Reviewer:

I
have read this book a number of times, Dale Brown's technical know-how and
imagination kept me on the edge. I was actually sorry that I had finished it. I
recommend it to anyone. The characters, the scenarios, the timing, is all spot
on. I will keep reading his books as long as he keeps writing them.
--This
text refers to the
Mass Market Paperback
edition.

Synopsis:

The
Soviets have developed the world’s most powerful laser installation.

They
have already killed an American satellite and a rc-135 aircraft and now they’re
after the space shuttle. General Brad Elliott, head of a super-secret
installation called “Dreamland’ has the responsibility of stopping them. He
puts together an intrepid crew and a specially modified B-52 bomber to do the
job. Modern military fiction at its pageturning best.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

DALE
BROWN, a former United States Air Force Captain, served as a navigator from
1978 to 1986, logging thousands of hours aboard both B-52s and FB-111 bombers.
During his service, he participated in numerous strategic combat exercises
designed to simulate an actual strategic war. He is the recipient of the Air
Force Commendation Medal, the Air Force Achievement Medal and the Combat Crew
Award, among others.

BERKLEY
BOOKS,
NEW YORK

This novel is a work of fiction.
Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s
imagination or are used fictitiously.

Any
resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations or persons, living or
dead, is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of either the author or
publisher.

This
Berkley
book contains the complete text of the
original hardcover edition.

It
has been completely reset in a typeface designed for easy reading and was
printed from new film.

FLIGHT OF THE OLD DOG

A NOVEL BY
DALE BROWN

FLIGHT
OF THE OLD DOG

DALE
BROWN

DONALD
I. FINE, INC.
NEW YORK

All
rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole

or
in part in any form. Published in the
United States of America

by
Donald I. Fine, Inc. and in
Canada
by General Publishing Company Limited.

Library
of Congress Catalogue Card Number: 86-46388

Library
of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Brown,
Dale, 1956- Flight of the old dog.

'
PS3552.R68543F5         1987 >
813'.54
86-46388

ISBN:
1-55611-034-0

Manufactured
in the
United States of America
10 987654321

This
book is printed on acid free paper. The paper in this book

meets
the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on

Production
Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources.

This
novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either
the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations or persons, living or
dead, is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of either the author or
publisher.

This
book is dedicated to the thousands of men and women of the United States Air
Force Strategic Air Command who assure the quality of our nation’s strategic
deterrent force. I was proud to serve in SAC for seven years, and I know it is
a thankless, lonely, sometimes frustrating job. They work in old alert
shelters, underground launch centers, dark command posts, and cold hangars—and
they are the nation’s best. More than any high-tech machine, it is the
dedication and professionalism of these men and women that insure the peace and
security of the
United States
.

To
all the bomber pukes, tanker toads, missile weenies, sky cops, knuckle-busters,
and BB stackers of the Strategic Air Command—this one’s for you.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I
would like to extend my gratitude to George Wieser and Donald I. Fine, who took
a chance on me; to Rick Horgan, senior editor at Donald I. Fine, Inc., with
whom I spent many long hours hammering this story into shape; and to my wife
Jean, who gave me the support to get the job done. Thanks.

Contents

1 Aboard a B-52 Bomber

2 Over the skies of Kavaznya, Kamchatka
Peninsula, Soviet Union

3 The United Nations, New York

4 Fighter Weapons Training Range, Nellis Air
Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada

5 Downtown Manhattan

6 Ford Air Force Base, California

7 Sunrise California

8 Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada

9 The United Nations

10 Fifty miles east of Kavaznya, in the North
Pacific

11 Vandenburg Air Force Base, California