Dale Brown

Dale Brown is an American author and aviator, best known for aviation techno-thrillers, especially the Patrick McLanahan series. Born in Buffalo, New York, he graduated from Penn State in 1978 with a degree in Western European history and served in the U.S. Air Force as a navigator-bombardier on the B-52G and FB-111A until 1986, leaving as a captain.

He wrote his debut, Flight of the Old Dog (1987), while still in uniform, and Day of the Cheetah (1989) was a major bestseller. At least thirteen of his novels have reached the New York Times bestseller list. Since 2001 he has also co-written the Dreamland series with Jim DeFelice.