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Squadron of Death: The True Adventures of a Movie PlaneCrasherIn the adrenalinefueled world of early Hollywood, where the line between entertainment and catastrophe was razorthin, one man stood above the restDick Grace, the most fearless stunt pilot of his time Squadron of Death is his gripping, firsthand account of life as a professional daredevil, an elite stuntman whose daily routine involved cheating death for the thrill of the silver screenAs the last surviving member of the legendary Squadron of Death, Grace chronicles the staggering risks taken by Hollywoods most extreme performersmen who jumped into fire nets from the heights of skyscrapers, raced motorcycles over cliffs, wrestled wild animals, and even dived into molten steel But Graces specialty was aviation, where his mastery of physics and precision allowed him to intentionally crash overplanes for major films, emergingsometimes barelyaliveThrough his exhilarating storytelling, Grace takes readers behind the scenes of some of the most dangerous stunts ever performed in early cinema He recounts how, in films like Wings, Lilac Time, and The Flying Circus, directors ordered specific types of plane crashes as if they were building materials, trusting Grace to execute them with deadly accuracy The consequences of miscalculation were severewhen he made his one major mistake, it cost him four broken vertebrae in his neck Even then, he refused to see a doctor for two daysGraces tales are as unbelievable as they are true: performing wingwalking stunts so extreme that the force of the wind ripped his clothes off midair, making more thandaring midflight transfers between speeding planes, trains, cars, and boats, and covering all sideline bets that he wouldnt survive each stuntbets he never lostPacked with pulsepounding accounts and illustrated with twelve remarkable photographs, Squadron of Death is a jawdropping tribute to the fearless pioneers who risked everything to bring deathdefying spectacle to the golden age of Hollywood Whether you're a fan of aviation, classic cinema, or reallife adventure, this book delivers nonstop thrills from cover to cover