William H. Rankin was a Marine Corps pilot who wrote the survival memoir The Man Who Rode the Thunder. The book documents his experience ejecting from a jet and falling through a severe thunderstorm. His writing focuses on military history and true accounts of human endurance.
The man who rode the thunder
The man who rode the thunder
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William H. Rankin recounts his harrowing experience after ejecting from his aircraft during a violent thunderstorm. This true story details his terrifying descent through the storm, a ordeal that lasted over thirty minutes. It's a remarkable account of a pilot's fight for survival against the elements.
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The Man Who Rode the Thunder Unknown, 1960
189 pages
PyramidISBN: 97801354827112 editions available
