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Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1563110326
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (631 download)
Download or read book Red River Valley Fighter Pilots written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1992-03 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Clodfelter
Publisher : Turner
ISBN 13 : 9780938021384
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (213 download)
Download or read book Red River Valley Fighter Pilots of Vietnam written by Mark Clodfelter and published by Turner. This book was released on 1989 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legacy of the brave Marine Corps, Air Force & navy pilots whose mission was to fly & fight over the Red River valley of North Vietnam from August 4, 1964-January 27, 1973. A descriptive history of the missions with more than 100 detailed photographs, five color pages featuring 83 USAF insignia & several personal flight stories complete this unique history book.
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ISBN 13 : 9781973410898
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (18 download)
Download or read book River Rats History written by and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association, aka: "River Rats" was founded in Southeast Asia in 1967. The original membership was restricted to those pilots who had flown missions into the Route Package VI area of North Vietnam...the most heavily defended airspace in the history of aerial warfare. The Association was incorporated in CONUS in 1970 and dedicated to the mission of support for the families of aerial warriors who did not return. This book tells the story of the founding of the Rats in words of those who were there. When membership requirements became more inclusive, all military aviators were invited to join. Their experiences in war and peace are told in their own words. Illustrated with over 300 photos and paintings by the author.
Author : MaeRinda Heslop
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (77 download)
Download or read book The Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association written by MaeRinda Heslop and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christina Olds
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781429929097
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Fighter Pilot written by Christina Olds and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This ebook edition does not include the photo insert from the print edition. The widely anticipated memoir of legendary ace American fighter pilot, Robin Olds Robin Olds was a larger-than-life hero with a towering personality. A graduate of West Point and an inductee in the National College Football Hall of Fame for his All-American performance for Army, Olds was one of the toughest college football players at the time. In WWII, Olds quickly became a top fighter pilot and squadron commander by the age of 22—and an ace with 12 aerial victories. But it was in Vietnam where the man became a legend. He arrived in 1966 to find a dejected group of pilots and motivated them by placing himself on the flight schedule under officers junior to himself, then challenging them to train him properly because he would soon be leading them. Proving he wasn't a WWII retread, he led the wing with aggressiveness, scoring another four confirmed kills, becoming a rare triple ace. Olds (who retired a brigadier general and died in 2007) was a unique individual whose personal story is one of the most eagerly anticipated military books of the year.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Federal Charter of the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association. September 27, 1986. -- Referred to the House Calendar and Ordered to be Printed written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry, Don
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455613069
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Thunderchief written by Henry, Don and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2004-04-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Don Henry is a world-class fighter pilot who gets to the bottom of what makes aerial tigers tick. He captures the excitement of getting shot at that haunts their self-proclaimed supreme confidence. Don Henry's Thunderchief is the equal on modern warfare to Stephen Crane�s Red Badge of Courage. " --Gen. Charles A. Hornercoauthor, with Tom Clancy, of Every Man a Tiger "Packed with action, emotion, and tragedy,Thunderchief is the authentic, moving story of a combat pilot�s struggle to overcome peer pressure and fear. Don Henry develops a superb portrait of fighter pilots and how they develop the Right Stuff. Along the way, he also tells us a lot about ourselves." --Walter J. Boyne author of The Influence of Air Power upon History When Americas space program began to look for astronauts, it initially turned to fighter pilots, finding in them men who could remain calm in the face of fear and uncertainty and solve intensely complicated problems in disarmingly simple and effective ways. Men who possessed these skills were said to have"the Right Stuff." Set in 1966 during the Vietnam War, Thunderchief is an extraordinary exploration of what the Right Stuff is and how jet fighter pilots pass it on within their close-knit community. Ashe Wilcox is a young pilot struggling to gain respect through the trials of initiation under fire. He is mentored by Hunter, a tortured POW-camp survivor obsessed with aerial combat and revenge. Ashe and Hunter's relationship, in which Hunter is a reluctant and demanding instructor, leads Ashe on a dangerous and passionate journey of self-discovery. Thunderchief explores the inner conflict and mortal spirit of people in combat and reveals the staggering impact on their families and relationships.
Author : Howard C. “Scrappy” Johnson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786454989
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Scrappy written by Howard C. “Scrappy” Johnson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From World War II to high above the Earth to Vietnam, this memoir tells the story of fighter pilot Howard C. “Scrappy” Johnson. Beginning with his early years in Knoxville, Tennessee, the book follows Johnson through his career at the University of Louisville and his enlistment as an Air Force cadet at the onset of World War II. After World War II, Johnson served a tour of duty in the skies over Korea and in 1958 broke the world’s altitude record by over 14,000 feet, soaring at 91,249 feet in his F–104A Starfighter. For this remarkable feat he was awarded the Collier Trophy, aviation’s highest honor. In Vietnam, he was director of operations for the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing and was instrumental in founding the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots, a group dedicated to the remembrance of fallen and captured airmen. Written with panache, this work records the bigger-than-life adventures of one of America’s finest.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1684 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Oversight Hearings written by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 1684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Colonel William D. Garner Ph.D.
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 166419696X
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (641 download)
Download or read book Fluttering Leaves and the Fighter Pilot written by Colonel William D. Garner Ph.D. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-12-27 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains inspirational messages coming from the grassroots of a life well lived. It holds up the possibility of achievement by anyone, regardless of their beginning. Bill Garner was a painfully naïve country kid. He lacked career guidance but had an abundance of ambition. He pursued, with consuming vigor, a vision of what his life might be and came to realize his vision during a long life of successful endeavors. This is a how to guide to success in challenging times. Bill shares many lessons he learned along the way and offers a personal philosophy of life that others might adopt for their own lifelong benefit. He is a gifted writer. You will gallop with him through terrifying pony rides that end in no imaginable measure of glory; rather, in huge crushing disappointments. You will be transported to the complex cockpit of a Mach 2 fighter aircraft as you accompany him on harrowing missions in the black of night and driving rain during the Monsoon Season of Southeast Asia. Soaring tens of thousands of feet above the hostile terrain of North Vietnam and Laos, you will ride through in-flight refueling while connected perilously to a KC-135 flying gas station, soon thereafter to be shot at – and too often hit – by some of the most accurate and deadly antiaircraft artillery gunners the world has ever known. Following combat, he advanced through several assignments in Europe before attending the Air War College, en route to the Pentagon, his last assignment. He retired from the Air Force after 26 years of active duty. Bill shares his experiences in the two later careers of health services management and real estate. You will witness his innovative successes as he builds new and diversified programs and makes existing ones better.
Author : Kirk Lowry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (486 download)
Download or read book Gold Stars Over the Red River written by Kirk Lowry and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-06 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American aircraft began attacking targets north of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone on 5 August 1964. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam was defended by a system that evolved in complexity throughout the struggle to become a sophisticated, and effective, fighting force. Elements of the defense system were the Fighter Regiments of the Vietnam People's Air Force. Vietnamese pilots flying MiG aircraft, the 17, the 19 and, with the greatest success, the 21 were able to claim the destruction of numerous aircraft of the American air forces. Such success was achieved at a cost, however, and many aircraft and pilots were lost, principally, to attackers flying versions of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. Nonetheless, the Vietnamese Fighter Regiments remained a menace to those attempting to bomb targets in the Red River delta throughout the struggle known to those under the falling bombs as The American War. Gold Stars Over The Red River describes in detail the formation, equipping and training of, and the missions flown by, the four Fighter Regiments of the Vietnam People's Air Force. In addition to a history of the units, the book includes biographies of the pilots who claimed at least five victories as well as details of those claims with reference to corresponding losses by the American air forces. Included as well is information about Group Z, made up of volunteers from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, an appendix that provides data about pilots who made at least one victory claim and some 50 photographs, rarely seen, of aircraft and pilots. Gold Stars Over The Red River is a tremendous source of information about an air force deserving attention and courageous airmen little known.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1264 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Air Corps News Letter written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 1264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Warren Kerzon
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1329914643
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Throw a Nickel on the Grass, a Fighter Pilot's Life Narrative written by Warren Kerzon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Personal history of my 22+ years as an Air Force fighter pilot starting when I first dreamed about my future career, through flight school, operational experience in France, Germany, then Test Pilot School, flight test projects, combat experience in Southeast Asia, and other assignments; short summary of follow-on 15-year career in the aerospace industry.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Charter Bills written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Air Force Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1998-07 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chris Adams
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1644160714
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (441 download)
Download or read book Notable Encounters written by Chris Adams and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-01-28 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author characterizes the book as a memoir, entitled, Notable Encounters. As such, he has diligently documented his recollection of dozens of memorable special people that he enjoyed the unique opportunity of meeting over the years of his professional experiences. Many of the names of those whom he had the pleasure of meeting are easily recognized, while others are introduced to the reader for the first time. Beyond identifying and characterizing his meeting opportunities and the interaction with those encountered, he has for the benefit of the reader, provided an in-depth biographical background summary of each personage. As such, his treatise serves also to recall history, significant times and events in many instances. A number of those whom he had the pleasure of meeting became friends for life, while other introductions were the first and last. An interesting perspective that he also introduces in the opening of his writing is one of the history and importance of the handshake. He characterizes that virtually every encounter, greeting, or meeting between two people is initiated with a handshake. The handshake, a practice that has existed in some form or another for thousands of years, most often engaged upon an initial meeting or greeting. The purpose of clasping hands""to convey trust, respect, balance, and equality. Join Chris Adams in encountering, exchanging handshakes and engaging some noteworthy and incredible personalities along his life's journey.
Author : Fortuna Call Sign:
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3758305330
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (583 download)
Download or read book Cold War Fighter Pilots Songbook written by Fortuna Call Sign: and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-26 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The compilation of the book contains not all the songs Fighter Pilots sung during the Cold War era, but quiet a lot. The sources were exclusively my collection of unpublished Squadron Songbooks throughout the english speaking Fighter Pilots Community. They reflect the sheer emotions, the black humors of ill fated conflicts and the absence of women during their deployments. At the time the compilation is published, most of the songs are already banned from the Squadrons and O-Clubs and within short time they will be forgotten as a Social Squadron Part of a special Breed of Aviators during the 60s trough 90s. Some songs contain words, which were used only at the bar after some beer.
