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Leland C Shanle Jr; Lieutenant Commander, USN (Ret).
Leland Shanle is a pilot, award winning author, and military/aviation technical adviser for the movie industry. His consulting projects include Pearl Harbor, Behind Enemy Lines, xXx, The Day After Tomorrow and Stealth. His production company--Broken Wing Productions--has worked on several aviation-based movies and series including the Discovery Curiosity Series: Plane Crash.
He draws from PERSONAL EXPERIENCE to put the reader in conflicts and propel them into harm's way! Diving into a dog fight, dangling from a parachute over France, or charging the Imperial Japanese Fleet in a lone Destroyer at flank speed. His style is authentic, and riveting. A retired Naval Aviator (Fighters and Attack), Test Pilot (Military and Civilian), Graduate of US Army Airborne School (Paratrooper), and an International Airline Captain lays the foundation of exposure he shares with his readers.
Shanle is the author of five novels; The Historical Fiction based (WW2) Aviator Series- Project Seven Alpha, Vengeance at Midway and Guadalcanal, ENDGAME in the Pacific and CODE NAME: INFAMY. He has also written the psychological thriller: Hemingway's Suitcase. Magazine credits include Aerospace Testing International and Contributing Editor to Airways Magazine. Shanle has adapted his book, Project 7 Alpha into a screenplay for a major motion picture studio.
Shanle's lifelong interest in Aviation is a family legacy. His Grandfather was in the airline industry in the 1920s and two uncles (Bob USAF, Larry USN) were combat military aviators. All four of his children continue the military tradition: Leland III (USA/Infantry), David USAF/Pilot, Kait (USA/Aviator) and William (Naval Aviator/USMC). Shanle flew naval aircraft in 10 squadrons: including the F-4 Phantom II, EA-6B Prowler and TA-4 Skyhawk. Attached to CAG 5, 11 and 1 cruising on the USS Midway, America and Lincoln; Leland flew 80 missions over the war-torn skies of Bosnia, Somalia, and Iraq.
He got into the flight test world when transferred to VX-30, Naval Weapons Test Center Point Mugu. He flew as a Project Officer on various test programs and was the Squadron Operations Officer. Shanle also attended the Project Officer/Engineers and the Out-of-Control Flight courses at National Test Pilot School. He was inducted as a Full Member in the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) in 1998.
Closing out his Naval Aviation career with 597 carrier landings (200 night) on 11 different carriers; he next flew as an International Captain for American Airlines; he continues his Aviation career as Chief Pilot for Surdex Company.
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