Black Watch Diary
By Josh Batchelder
Lt Col. USAF Retired
ISBN: 978-1-934216-56-9
80 pgs
$14.95, plus Georgia sales tax (7%) for residents.
Postage & Handling $ 2.00
Total Georgia residents $18.00.
Out-of- state $17.00
for U.S.
To order
Call 770.621.9000
or
Mail:
P.O. Box 450525
Atlanta, Ga 31145-0525
or email at order@blackwatchdiary.com
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Reviews:
Robert “Punchy” Powell, Author, Editor, Historian,
Pilot,
352nd Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, WWII…
“Personal diaries almost always make you wonder what the
author has failed to include in his efforts to record his daily
trials and tribulations, but Josh Batchelder’s book Black Watch
Diary is an interesting and enlightening account of his life
and his military career flying as a Radar Observer (RO) in
the F-94 Starfire and the F-89 Scorpions guarding the Canadian approaches
to the U.S. and enduring the frigid reaches of Newfoundland
and Labrador flying out of Goose Bay Air Base. His almost daily
entries picture a young man, newly married but separated from
his bride for long periods, a young man who filled those lonely
hours with a burning passion to read and develop his understanding
of the world and its people while exposed to the constant rigors
and dangers of flying interceptor missions in weather that
took the lives of several of his fellow flyers. This book is
a quick take on the life and character-building experiences
of a man who proudly served his country as a member of the
59th Fighter Interceptor Squadron whose motto was, ‘When the
Ducks Walk, We Fly!’ It is full of the fun and frolic characteristic
of those in service and even more so in fighter pilot groups.
Black Watch Diary is quite an enjoyable read.”
Gregg O’Neil, Private Pilot, Instrument Rated, 28
Years of Flying, Aircraft owner, Business owner, Dunwoody,
Georgia…
“Black Watch Diary should be especially appealing to all
aviators who have experienced the hazards of adverse weather
conditions, and to those who want to know what it was like
flying the early jet fighters. History buffs will appreciate
the book and the photographs of life in the Air Force in the
1950’s as well as those of the planes of the day.”
Mike Goodman, Owner Intown Bicycles, Atlanta, Georgia…
“Colonel Batchelder’s book is an insight into the history
of that time. It gives one an inside look at both the dangerous
and mundane life of young, raucous flyers that ‘stood the
wall’ for us during the cold war. I thoroughly enjoyed
the read.”
Stefanie Sage, an avid reader, Peoria,
Illinois…
“An intriguing insight into the world of a ‘fly-boy’.
The individual isolation coupled with unique camaraderie
gave me cause to reflect upon the immense personal sacrifices
that our military men made and continue to make for the
freedom we so often take for granted. The account made
me smile and shudder; all while pondering the world as
it once was while contrasting it to the world we now live
in.”
Nancy Sephton, Author of suspense stories, Berkeley,
California…
“Black Watch Diary is an account that will warm your
heart and send chills up your spine. You’ll be eager for
the sequel of what followed in the lives of these spirited
and brave young flyboys.” |
