Book Review: ‘Flight Risk’

Abstract

This is a fine book which might be summarised as a story of strategic failure in miniature. It will be essential reading for anyone involved in advising or assisting developing air forces. Given that the topic is the Afghan Air Arm, it is fair to say that most problems that will be encountered by RAF personnel in an advisory capacity will have been encountered by the (largely American) coalition air advisory team in Afghanistan. In 2011 it was designated the NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan or NATC-A. Flight Risk is their story.