Upward & onward : life of Air Vice Marshal John Howe / Bob Cossey ; foreword by Air Vice Marshal George Black.

Foreword / George Black -- 1. Young dreams -- 2. Training -- 3. The war in Korea -- 4. Learning the operational ropes -- 5. John's war -- 6. On thye ground -- 7. Instructing -- 8. Resignation -- 9. The Royal Air Force -- 10. The Hunter -- 11. Suez -- 12. Debrief -- 13. The Sandys' era -- 14. Fighting cocks -- 15. Tigers! -- 16. Display or ops -- 17. Grounded -- 18. Voodoos, Delta Darts, Delta Daggers, and the T-33 -- 19. Phantoms -- 20. CTTO, MoD and RAF Germany -- 21. Gutersloh -- 22. Front line ops -- 23. Diversity -- 24. Maritime operations -- 25. Finals -- Appendix A: RAF rank and the equivalent in the SAAF -- Appendix B: Report by the Impi Queen -- Appendix C: F-51D Mustangs operated by 2 Squadron [SAAF] in Korea -- Appendix D: Korean airfield identification codes -- Appendix E: Rackheath Hall, home farm and airfield -- Appendix F: Cecil Gowing -- Appendix G: Bentley Priory -- Appendix H: RAF Staff College, Bracknell -- Appendix I: Airfields visited by air flying Lockheed T-33s from Peterson Field -- Appendix J: Royal College of Defence Studies -- Far East tour -- Appendix K: Royal Collrge of Defence Studies -- dissertation -- Appendix L: John Howe and the media -- Appendix M: Career timeline -- Appendix N: Aircraft flown.

"John Howe started his flying career in the post-war South African Air Force, learning to fly on Tiger Moths, Harvards and Spitfires. He was posted to No 2 Squadron SAAF which was sent to Korea to fly as South Africa's contribution to the war in support of the United Nations' forces. There he flew the Mustang F-51D fighter-bomber in front-line action during his first tour. A second tour saw him with the US infantry as a Forward Air Controller operating on the ground to call in air support. As the apartheid political situation in South Africa became more extreme he resigned from the SAAF and travelled to England where he was welcomed by the RAF to fly their firstjet fighters - and later to instruct on Vampires. ..."--Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.