Hazard Spectrum: To The Limit - And Beyond With Britain's Top Test Pilot (Paperback) - Nathan Gray

The high-octane memoir of one of the UK's greatest fighter pilots of the modern era.

'Nerve-shattering, enlightening and deeply moving' - JOHN NICHOL

'A powerful and compelling read' - ROWLAND WHITE

On 5 December 2002, trainee pilot Nathan Gray walked away from an 'unsurvivable' crash at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire. His instructor, seated behind him, was killed instantly. Despite the physical pain and mental scars, he found the strength and resilience to continue his flying career. Today Commander Nathan Gray is one of the UK's elite test pilots - the best of the best.

Hazard Spectrum allows us to share Nathan's dizzying journey to the top of the Fleet Air Arm. With over 140 combat missions to his name, he is among the most decorated pilots in the British armed forces - our very own Maverick. In an exhilarating first-person narrative, Nathan takes us inside the cockpit as he holds Taliban fighters at bay in Afghanistan, and leads a top-secret mission to seek out Osama Bin Laden in the mountains of the Hindu Kush.

In 2018, Nathan was chosen to complete the first take-off and landing of the world's most advanced fighter aircraft - the F35 stealth jet - on the flight deck of the flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth. A television audience of millions held its collective breath as he geared up for the task.

This is the inspiring and unforgettable story of a man with a supreme ability to fly the most sophisticated and deadly planes ever created, who overcomes his personal demons to push the hazard spectrum to the limit - and beyond.

About the Author

Nathan Gray is a highly experienced and decorated test and fighter pilot, who has flown with the Fleet Air Arm for over two decades. His stellar career has taken him from the war zones of the Middle East to the United States. He has also qualified as a commando green beret, paratrooper, and forward air controller. Nathan featured in the BBC series Britain's Biggest Warship.