James Salter, pilot and author, dies.
I enjoyed reading his novel "The Hunters". I thought it was superb.
James Salter obituary | Books | The Guardian
The Hunters is James Salter's debut novel and a tale of USAF fighter pilots during the Korean War, first published in 1956. The novel was the basis for a 1958 film by the same name starring Robert Mitchum and Robert Wagner with a very different storyline.