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Book SynopsisIn post-war America, when valor was judged by the hallowed yardstick of Iwo Jima and the Battle of the Bulge, hero wasn't a word thrown around lightly. But in 1962 a civilian pilot measured up. John Murray's selfless, stunning feats garnered global headlines, prime-time media appearances, and a formal letter of gratitude from an awe-struck President Kennedy.
On a moonless September night in 1962, 900 miles from land, Flying Tiger flight 923 began to fall apartat 21,000 feet. One by one its engines burst into flames. Most of its passengers were Special Forces, en route to West Berlin. Though highly trained and ready for anything the Soviets might throw their way, they were powerless over the North Atlantic. A crash was inevitable. Survival was Mission Impossible. Yet the scrappy pilot flouted protocol, rejected the recommended emergency procedure, landed his big plane in the middle of a raging seaand evacuated all 76 on-board. Tragically, however, as the private charter wasn't
