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An Officer, Not a Gentleman

The Inspirational Journey of a Pioneering Female Fighter Pilot

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An Officer, Not a Gentleman

By: Mandy Hickson
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'Mandy, break right...’ Jacko’s urgent scream shatters my bubble of bliss like a balloon exploding. My right hand slams the stick across and we tip over sideways, like a hard right turn on a roller coaster. I tense my stomach muscles to accept the punch in the guts from the g-suit, which clamps my legs tight to force the blood to my brain and stop me from blacking out.

‘Missile launch, five o’clock...’ says the strained voice of my nav into my headset. I am not daydreaming anymore.

Flying a multi-million pound fighter jet in hostile territory is not an everyday career, and it comes with a high degree of pressure and responsibility. It’s a dream job that takes years of ambition, training and commitment, but for Mandy Hickson, it was a dream that became reality. Find out about Mandy’s incredible journey to become one of the UK’s first female, fast-jet pilots and how she overcame many obstacles to develop the skills to succeed in such a demanding career.

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Compelling Storytelling • Unique Perspective • Authentic Account • Exciting Narrative • Well-written Memoir
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Mandy Hickson gave a real life unvarnished and fun account of military aviation life. No f-bombs were required to reveal truth, pain and inspiration. I am happy for Mandy and those around her.
Tim Miner

So glad I gave Mandy a Listen

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I love that Mandy read her book! What enthusiasm! What a lady! Loved every minute of this book!

Dream Big

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I love books that are read by their authors. Aviation has been part of my life and my dreams since I was a small boy. Mandy's story is compelling and offers a unique perspective. She is genuine, a hero, a hard worker, ordinary mom, wife, and a great storyteller, Thank you so much for sharing your story. I loved it and I appreciate you. Way done,

Mandy felt like she was in the room. Great spending the time to know her.

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Tis a book about fighter pilots and fighter pilot training with a female bent. There's lots of Brit slang, mostly defined for the rest of us. Author tells her story of life in the RAF...the good and the not so good, the lessons learned and the fun along the way. It's a gripping read,

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I lived that she wrote her story without dwelling on the woman in a man’s world aspect. Of course it comes up, as it is a huge part of her life in the RAF, but she doesn’t whine about it. The book is very well written and exciting to read.

Amazing Story

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Excellent listen, brought back memories of Air Force flying, and fighter jets. As she proves it was never easy for women to be fighter pilots in the 80s and 90s and maybe even into the 2000s. A well written book.

Real rush

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The most exciting listening adventure I’ve ever had! Mandy Hickson is the best! I’d recommend this book to everyone interested in aviation! What a great book! Hickson is the BEST!!!!

Mandy Hickson

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An Officer, Not a Gentleman was a well delivered story. A great message for anyone who still has unfulfilled dreams and desire to achieve more. Many Hickson’s audio book should be required reading for everyone.

An Officer

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This woman shattered some ceilings and handled her opportunities in the best way as one woman in a “man’s world”.

Very informative

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this book is very poorly paced and thin on details. It jumps around and has almost zero cohesion. There’s a random 9/11 story, the very late SERE school equivalent story etc. And the Brits came to Las Vegas twice for a joint exercise. Maybe I should’ve read the description closer but I can’t help but feel the cover is a bit of intentional deception as well. The nose of this jet looks remarkably similar to an F-16 as pictured at a glance, it’s not, and the flight suit isn’t close enough to discern any differences either. Maybe if I hadn’t read Dan Hamptons “viper pilot” first I wouldn’t be so harsh. But for me the narration is the highlight of an otherwise non cohesive, badly paced vanilla story.

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