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Naked in Da Nang : a forward air controller in Vietnam

By Jackson , Tara , Mike; Jackson , Mike; Dixon-Engel

Book information

Publisher
Zenith Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9781616737467, 1616737468
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2277244 bytes)
Pages
303\250
Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
-- Lt. Col.;United States. -- Air Force -- Officer1961-1975 -- Aerial operations1961-1975 -- Personal narrativesAerial -- American.;United States.American.;Airmen -- United States -- Biography.;UnAmerican.;Vietnam WarJacksonMike

Description

Overview: FACs (forward air controllers) in Vietnam flew low and slow, searching for signs of an elusive enemy. Often they trolled themselves as bait for the NVA troops to try to shoot down. When a friendly unit made contact, having a FAC overhead made their day, because the FACs controlled the bomb-, rocket-, and napalm-laden fast movers, fighter jets, and attack aircraft whose ordnance often made the difference between life and death. They were regarded by many of their air force and naval aviator brethren as insane, suicidal, or both. In addition to the perils of enemy fire which ranged from lucky AK-47 shots to .51 caliber machine guns and SA-7 shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles, they had to watch out to keep from being blown up in a B-52 Arc-Light strike or knocked down by friendly artillery.

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