Keith Rosenkranz

Keith Rosenkranz is a retired American fighter pilot and author. As a captain in the United States Air Force, he flew 30 missions in an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the Persian Gulf War. ^[1] He later wrote a book about his experiences in the war, titled Vipers in the Storm: Diary of a Gulf War Fighter Pilot, ^{[2] [3]} which included a foreword from Vice President Dick Cheney. Rosenkranz was interviewed twice by CNN prior to the Iraq War. ^{[4] [5]} After nearly nine years, he left the military in June 1991 and became a longtime Delta Air Lines pilot, retiring in 2024. ^{[6] [7]} Captain Keith Rosenkranz celebrated his retirement with a special gesture — he chartered a Delta Airbus A330neo to fly 112 friends and family to Kona, Hawaii. ^[8] In 2003 he wrote an article for the New York Times about the Tarnak Farm incident ^[1] and has been quoted in newspapers regarding other aerial accidents. ^{[9] [10]}

Bibliography

• Rosenkranz, Keith (April 24, 2002). Vipers in the Storm: Diary of a Gulf War Fighter Pilot. McGraw Hill Professional. ISBN   978-0-07-140040-4.

References

1. Rosenkranz, Keith (January 23, 2003). "High Fliers". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
2. "Former Fighter Pilot Keith Rosenkranz (radio interview)". NPR. March 31, 2003. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
3. Mets, David R. (January 1, 1999). "Vipers in the Storm: Diary of a Gulf War Fighter Pilot". Air and Space Power Journal . 13 (4). United States Air Force: 101.^{[ dead link ]}
4. Phillips, Kyra (September 16, 2002). "Interview with Keith Rosenkranz (Transcript)". CNN: Live On Location. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
5. Savidge, Martin (November 27, 2002). "One-On-One with Keith Rosenkranz (Transcript)". CNN SHOWDOWN: IRAQ. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
6. Harry R. Weber (January 17, 2009). "As pilots age, airlines hire fewer from military". USA Today .
7. Amy Joyce (November 12, 2004). "A Profession Thrown Into a Tailspin". Washington Post .
8. "The Story of Keith Rosenkranz: The Delta Captain Who Chartered His Own Retirement Flight". June 11, 2024.
9. Brian Skoloff (June 3, 2009). "Equatorial region known for massive storms". AP Online. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014.
10. "Investigation into deadly crash to look at runways, pilots instructions". Oakland Tribune . August 27, 2006. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014.