Have Blue Sky
A Novel
David Moore
Publication Date: Veteran's Day — November 11, 2026
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"Moore brings the legendary stealth fighter community to life, declassifying the adrenaline, the danger, and the raw reality of combat missions."
GENERAL DAVID L. GOLDFEIN
USAF (Ret.) 21st Chief of Staff of the US Air Force
"One of the best air power novels ever written. I rank it up there with Once an Eagle and Twelve O'Clock High. But Have Blue Sky is more authentic."
GENERAL WES CLARK
USA (Ret.) Supreme Allied Commander of NATO during Operation Allied Force
"David Moore has written a moving, thrilling, epic love story, with the Ali McGraw role played by the stealth fighter. Have Blue Sky is also a thrill ride as good as the obvious point of comparison, Top Gun, except you'll feel smarter when this ride is over."
BOB ROE
Former Editor-in-Chief of Newsweek
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Enter the Top Secret World of the F-117 Stealth Fighter
In 1977, the top-secret prototype of the F-117 stealth fighter—code-named “Have Blue”—took to the skies over Area 51 for the very first time. The legacy of the stealth fighter ever since has been one of mystery, intrigue, and cutting-edge technology.
Have Blue Sky tells the story through the eyes of four individuals whose interactions with the legendary aircraft will alter the course of their lives.
Follow Gina Gibraltar, a young and ambitious reporter who finds herself assigned to cover a mysterious plane crash in the foothills outside Bakersfield, California. Her experience investigating the secret plane sets her on a path that will lead from the press room of the Los Angeles Times to the desert airfields of Saudi Arabia.
Follow Steve DeCarlo as he navigates the complexities of piloting the stealth fighter through both friendly and hostile skies. Steve and Gina’s paths first cross when the two square off in a heated interview. But, at the start of 1991, as the UN mandate for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait approaches, the two discover their antagonism transforming into something entirely different.
Follow Joe Swan, who meets an exchange student from Yugoslavia in college. They marry and have kids. Years later, as a fighter pilot, he will be called upon to drop bombs on the city where his wife grew up.
Follow Eve Riley, a young girl who dreams of becoming a fighter pilot like her father, even though he sneers at her ambition, saying, “Girls have no business being fighter pilots.” But when the Pentagon changes the rules in 1993, Eve will become one of the very first women to fly fighters.
Expect turbulence.
Fast-paced, thrilling, and full of history, Have Blue Sky will have readers experiencing the story of the F-117 Nighthawk firsthand through the interweaving narratives of this action-packed and thought-provoking novel.
About the Author
DAVID MOORE graduated from Duke University and served for more than twenty-five years as a US Air Force officer and fighter pilot. He’s flown both the A-10 “Warthog” and the F-117 “Nighthawk” stealth fighter, deploying around the world to more than fifteen countries, including flying combat missions in Serbia during Operation Allied Force. David’s career has taken him from fighter cockpits to the Pentagon and the White House.
Following his military career, David worked in the defense industry and later as the executive director of the White House Fellows alumni association.
David is married to Dr. Stefanie Sanford and has three grown children and two grandsons. Have Blue Sky is David’s debut novel.