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Leland Shanle
Leland C Shanle Jr; Lieutenant Commander, USN (Ret).
An accomplished writer in both fiction and non-fiction; Leland has also written screenplays for major motion pictures as well as television. He ...view moreLeland C Shanle Jr; Lieutenant Commander, USN (Ret).
An accomplished writer in both fiction and non-fiction; Leland has also written screenplays for major motion pictures as well as television. He is a member of The Society of Authors in the United Kingdom and the Military Writers Association in the United States.
Historical fiction continues to be his passion and he pursues it further with, Vengeance at Midway and Guadalcanal, his latest novel set in WWII. Project 7Alpha, his first novel, was published in 2008. End Game in the Pacific, his next, is scheduled for release in early 2012. And he is hard at work finishing his fourth; A Race With Infamy.
Leland has also been an aviation/military technical adviser on 5 major motion pictures (Pearl Harbor, Behind Enemy Lines, xXx, The Day After Tomorrow and Stealth) and a television series pilot (not yet announced). His production company, Broken Wing LLC, is currently working on an intense documentary for 3 major television sponsors.
A rare author that has actually lived the passion he writes about; Leland is a retired Naval Aviator and continues to fly with American Airlines and as an active Test Pilot. He also flies for fun with his kids, in his 1967 Beech-Craft Musketeer.
Leland received his Masters from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and also graduated from the Naval War College. Studying and writing about historical battles laid the foundation for his novels.
He flew 16 different naval aircraft in 10 squadrons; including the F-4 Phantom II, EA-6B Prowler and TA-4J Skyhawk. Attached to CAG (Air Wing) 5, 11 and 1 He cruised on the USS Midway, America and Lincoln. Leland flew 80 missions over the war torn skies of Bosnia, Somalia, and Iraq. An Airline Transport Pilot and Certified Flight Instructor; he has flown numerous civilian types from the Cessna 150 to the Boeing 767-300. Currently he is rated in 767, 757, 727, MD-80 and Sabreliner series aircraft.
Leland got into the flight test world in 1995 when he 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. Leland also attended the Project Officer/Engineers and the Out of Control Flight (spin school) courses at National Test Pilot School. In 1998 he was inducted as a Full Member in the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP).
Closing out his Naval Aviation career in 1998 with 600 carrier landings (200 night) on 11 different carriers; Leland, Laura and their 4 kids moved back to St. Louis. Once settled in at American Airlines, he also concentrated on his writing.
Leland was born and raised in St. Louis Missouri. He attended Chaminade College Prep Class of 1977. After High School he joined Naval ROTC at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Upon graduation in December of 1981, he was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy. A month later he married Laura L Cantrell and they set out on their Navy adventure together.view less
Books by Leland Shanle
Project Seven Alpha: American Airlines in Burma, 1942 American Airline's Secret War in China: Project Seven Alpha, WWII Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsREBELLION; a Common Sense Application to America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings