Vietnam Air Rescues

2008-04-17 Air pilots, Military

Author : Dave Richardson
Release : 2008-04-17
Genre : Air pilots, Military
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 341/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Vietnam Air Rescues written by Dave Richardson. This book was released on 2008-04-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eavesdrop, as a father recounts to his adult children his exploits as an Air Force "Jolly Green" combat rescue helicopter pilot in Vietnam. BE THERE to see what it was really likeRIDE ALONG and determine what you would have done when another man's life was literally hanging in the balanceFEEL what it meant to save a life, and what it meant to lose oneEXPERIENCE heart pounding action in Vietnam Air Rescues

Cheating Death

2016-12-06 History

Author : George J. Marrett
Release : 2016-12-06
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 521/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Cheating Death written by George J. Marrett. This book was released on 2016-12-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They flew low and slow, at treetop level, at night, in monsoons, and in point-blank range of enemy guns and missiles. They were missions no one else wanted, but the ones all other pilots prayed for when shot down. Flying the World War II-vintage Douglas A-1 Skyraider, a single-engine, propeller-driven relic in a war of “fast-movers,” these intrepid US Air Force pilots, call sign Sandy, risked their lives with every mission to rescue thousands of downed Navy and Air Force pilots. With a flashback memory and a style all his own, George J. Marrett depicts some of the most dangerous aerial combat of any war. The thrilling rescue of “Streetcar 304” and William Jones's selfless act of heroism that earned him the Medal of Honor are but two of the compelling tales he recounts. Here too are the courages Jolly Green Giant helicopter crews, parajumpers, and forward air controllers who worked with the Sandys over heavily defended jungles and mountains well behind enemy lines. Passionate, mordantly witty, and filled with heart-pounding adrenaline, Cheating Death reads like the finest combat fiction, but it is the real deal: its heroes, cowards, jokers, and casualties all have names and faces readers will find difficult to forget.

All for One

2002-05-27 History

Author : Robert L. LaPointe
Release : 2002-05-27
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 115/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book All for One written by Robert L. LaPointe. This book was released on 2002-05-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official United States Air Force report is called “Rescue at Ban Phanop.” But, to the hundreds of men who flew on this mission, it is simply known as “Boxer 22.” It was the largest search and rescue (SAR) mission in the Vietnam War that resulted in a survivor being rescued by a USAF helicopter. The recovery area was on the Ho Chi Minh Trail near the small village of Ban Phanop. For 3 days hundreds of airplanes fought to protect and rescue two pilots. Hundreds of NVA troops were equally determined to prevent the rescue. The resulting heroics by the air rescue force against seemingly impossible odds are legends that are still told at USAF fighter squadrons around the world. Read to what extremes your Air Force went to rescue “Just One Man”.

PJs in Vietnam

2001 History

Author : Robert L. LaPointe
Release : 2001
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 100/5 ( reviews)

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The Rescue of Bat 21

2014-07-15 History

Author : Darrell D Whitcomb
Release : 2014-07-15
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 835/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Rescue of Bat 21 written by Darrell D Whitcomb. This book was released on 2014-07-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When his electronic warfare plane--call sign Bat 21--was shot down on 2 April 1972, fifty-three-year-old Air Force navigator Iceal “Gene” Hambleton parachuted into the middle of a North Vietnamese invasion force and set off the biggest and most controversial air rescue effort of the Vietnam War. Now, after twenty-five years of official secrecy, the story of that dangerous and costly rescue is revealed for the first time by a decorated Air Force pilot and Vietnam veteran. Involving personnel from all services, including the Coast Guard, the unorthodox rescue operation claimed the lives of eleven soldiers and airmen, destroyed or damaged several aircraft, and put hundreds of airmen, a secret commando unit, and a South Vietnamese infantry division at risk. The book also examines the thorny debates arising from an operation that balanced one man’s life against mounting U.S. and South Vietnamese casualties and material losses, the operation’s impact on one of the most critical battles of the war, and the role played by search and rescue as America disengaged from that war.

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