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byron_fast · 2019-06-14 · Original thread
Read the point of view of a fighter pilot who was there: https://www.amazon.com/Thoughts-Philosophical-Fighter-Pilot-...
This and many other great essays are included in Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot [0] which would probably be my "pick one for a desert island" book.

[0]: http://www.amazon.com/Thoughts-Philosophical-Fighter-Pilot-R...

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