Stormchasers / Toomey, David M

Chronicles the experiences of Air Force and Navy pilots in the 1950s who flew into raging storms to gauge their strength and predict their paths, relying on rudimentary radar systems to locate the hurricane's eye and estimate the drift of their aircraft by looking at windblown waves below.

Recounts the mission of Navy Lieutenant Commander Grover Windham and his crew to fly into the eye of Hurricane Janet in September, 1955.