Jay A StoutJay A. Stout is a retired Marine Corps fighter pilot who, during a twenty-year military career, logged a remarkable 4,500 flight hours, including thirty-seven combat missions during Operation Desert Storm. He has appeared as an aviation and military xpert on various television and radio programs, and his writings have been published in newspapers and professional journals around the country. He is the author of nearly a dozen books, including Air Apaches: The True Story of the 345th Bomb Group and Its Low, Fast, and Deadly Missions in World War II; Hell's Angels: The True Story of the 303rd Bomb Group in World War II; Fighter Group: The 352nd "Blue-Nosed Bastards" in World War II; and The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe: The US Army Air Forces against Germany in World War II. He lives near Richmond, Virginia. Read More Read Less