Dead Reckoning: A Pilot's Memoir of Flying in Nigeria during the 1980s Military Uprising.

By Frank Barker

When a routine charter flight becomes a flight for survival...
In 1984, Frank Barker signed on for a seemingly straightforward assignment: flying the bandeirante leased to a Nigerian airline. Instead, he encountered a country engulfed by a military coup - a world of corruption, danger, and uncertainty, where soldiers lurked in shadows and flight plans could unravel in an instant.
Dead Reckoning is a gripping memoir of aviation life in the shadows of dust-choked airstrips, grounded aircraft, and last-minute escapes. From his early training at Biggin Hill and Sherburn-in-Elmet to navigating tension in Lagos, Barker's journey is told with crisp clarity, dry humour, and an unflinching eye for detail.
This is not just a pilot's story. It's a human story - about fear, instinct, and the quiet resolve to get home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FR26CDS7
• ISBN13: 9798292644569
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"