Peter Hunt was born in New York and spent six years of his childhood in Athens, Greece where he started diving in 1978. He graduated with a history degree from Brown University in 1985 before joining the Navy and training as an A-6 Intruder attack pilot. Hunt completed three aircraft carrier deployments to the Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean, and Western Pacific during ten years of active duty. His military awards include the Distinguished Flying Cross and three Air Medals for combat action during Operation Desert Storm. After leaving the Navy, Hunt worked as a United Airlines pilot until being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2005 at age 43. The father of two adult children, Hunt holds a Masters in Strategic Planning for Critical Infrastructure from the University of Washington and lives with his wife on Whidbey Island, Washington. He is the author of The Lost Intruder, The Search for a Missing Navy Jet, Angles of Attack, an A-6 Intruder Pilot’s War, and Setting the Hook, a Diver’s Return to the Andrea Doria. His most recent book is The Lost Intruder, the Search for a Missing Navy Jet (September 15, 2017). For more information, please go to www.peterhuntbooks.com.
