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Cheating death : combat air rescues in Vietnam and Laos

By George J , Marrett

Book information

Publisher
Leo Cooper;Harper Perennial;Smithsonian Books
Year
2006
ISBN
9780060891572, 0060891572, 0-85052-972-7
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
7 MB (7182630 bytes)
Edition
1st collins trade paperback ed
Pages
225\0
Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
1961-1975 -- Aerial operations1961-1975 -- Personal narratives1961-1975 -- Search and rescue operations -- Laos.1961-1975 -- Search and rescue operations -- VietnAerial -- American.;Search and rescue operations.;American.;MarrettAmerican.;Vietnam WarGeorge J.;Military operationsVietnam War

Description

That was the pilots' creed. They flew low and slow, at treetop level, at night, in monsoons, and in point-blank range of enemy guns and missiles. They accepted missions no one else wanted, and they were the heroes 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" - that is, jets - those intrepid Air Force pilots flew one of the most dangerous missions of the Vietnam War, helping rescue thousands of downed Air Force and Navy pilots. With a flashback memory and a style all his own, former Air Force Captain George J. Marrett depicts some of the most compelling aerial combat of any war, rendering the people, places, and battles with a unique blend of warts-and-all clarity, heart-pounding passion, and mordant wit.

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