Cheating Death Combat Air Rescues in Vietnam and Laos

Name: Cheating Death Combat Air Rescues in Vietnam and Laos
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ISBN: 9781588342966

ISBN-10: 1588342964

ISBN-13: 9781588342966

Edition: N/A

Authors: George J. Marrett

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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…

Book details

List price: $28.95
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication date: 6/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English