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Author: Amber Smith
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2017-08-22
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1501116398
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A memoir of active combat by an elite female helicopter pilot stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan vividly describes her division's high-risk battles and the ways they were challenged to perform under extreme duress, sharing additional insights into her experiences as a woman in a male-dominated unit, "--NoveList.
Author: Robert Mills
Publisher: Wise Printing
Published: 2014-08-14
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781934060391
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBlackdeath 23 is a true account based on a daily journal of a US Army helicopter pilot in the Iraq War. It details many of the daily experiences as a pilot and soldier in a war zone. Robert Mills was an OH58 Kiowa Warrior pilot. Having entered the Army on September 11th, 2001, he walks the reader through his experience beginning as a civilian and ultimately two combat tours to Iraq and 1250 flight hours in the war zone.
Author: Tom Marshall
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2011-08-10
Total Pages: 393
ISBN-13: 0307758125
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The risk of a fatal catastrophe was constant. The NVA was the enemy, but the ultimate opponent was, quite simply, death. . . ." For assault helicopter crews flying in and around the NVA-infested DMZ, the U.S. pullout from Vietnam in 1970-71 was a desperate time of selfless courage. Now former army warrant officer Tom Marshall of the Phoenix, C Company, 158th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne, captures the deadly mountain terrain, the long hours flown under enormous stress, the grim determination of hardened pilots combat-assaulting through walls of antiaircraft fire, the pickups amid exploding mortar shells and hails of AK fire, the nerve-racking string extractions of SOG teams from North Vietnam. . . . And, through it all, the rising tension as helicopter pilots and crews are lost at an accelerating pace. It is no coincidence that the Phoenix was one of the most highly decorated assault helicopter units in I Corps. For as the American departure accelerated and the enemy added new, more powerful antiaircraft weapons, the helicopter pilots, crew chiefs, and gunners paid the heavy price of withdrawal in blood. For more than 30 Percent of Tom Marshall's 130 helicopter-school classmates, the price of exit was their lives. . . .
Author: Randy R. Zahn
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 1574885650
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFlies the reader into combat with the same elite air cavalry unit portrayed in the film "Apocalypse Now"
Author: Robert F. Curtis
Publisher: Casemate
Published: 2014-12-30
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 1612002757
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSometimes you do everything right, but it just isnÕt your day. A part fails and your helicopter comes apart in flight, or, another aircraft runs into you and the pieces of both fall to the ground below, or the enemy gunner pulls the trigger at just the right moment and his rounds find your aircraft in exactly the right spot to take it out of the sky. Whichever way it happens, it wasnÕt your day. Which is why, after 24 years and over 5,000 flight hours with four armed services, Major Robert Curtis was so surprised at being alive when he passed his retirement physical. Starting with enlisting in the Army to fly helicopters during Vietnam, and continuing on through service with the National Guard, Marine Corps and Royal Navy, he flew eight different helicoptersÑfrom the wooden-bladed OH-13E, through the Chinook, SeaKnight and SeaKing, in war and peace around the world. During that time over 50 of his friends died in crashes, both in combat and in accidents, but somehow his skill, and not an inconsiderable amount of luck and superstition, saw him through. His flying career began with a misbegotten strategy for beating the draft by enlisting. With the Vietnam War raging full blast in 1968 the draft was inevitable, so he wanted to at least get some small measure of control of his future. Although he had no thought of flying when he walked into the recruiting office, he walked out signed up to be a helicopter pilot. What he did not know was that 43% of all the aircraft sent to Vietnam were destroyed in combat or accidents. Soon he was in the thick of the war, flying Chinooks with the 101st Airborne. After Vietnam he left the Army, but kept flying in the National Guard while going to college. He was accepted at two law schools, but flying is addictive, so he instead enlisted in the USMC to fly some more. Over the next 17 years he would fly around the world off US and British ships from Egypt to Norway and all points in between. His engaging story will be a delight to all aviation enthusiasts.
Author: Tom A. Johnson
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 611
ISBN-13: 1597974463
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHelicopter pilots in Vietnam kidded one another about being nothing but glorified bus drivers. But these "rotor heads" saved thousands of American lives while performing what the Army classified as the most dangerous job it had to offer. One in eighteen did not return home. Tom A. Johnson flew the UH-1 "Iroquois" -- better known as the "Huey" -- in the 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion of the First Air Cavalry Division. From June 1967 through June 1968, he accumulated an astonishing 1,600 flying hours (1,150 combat and 450 noncombat). His battalion was one of the most highly decorated units in the Vietnam War and, as part of the famous First Air Cavalry Division, helped redefine modern warfare. With tremendous flying skill, Johnson survived rescue missions and key battles that included those for Hue and Khe Sanh and operations in the A Shau and Song Re valleys, while many of his comrades did not. His heartfelt and riveting memoir will strike a chord with any soldier who ever flew in the ubiquitous Huey and any reader with an interest in how the Vietnam War was really fought.
Author: Bob Ford
Publisher: BrownBooks.ORM
Published: 2015-01-12
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 1612542441
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“This moving memoir about the gritty life of a military helicopter pilot fills a gap in the genre of Vietnam literature.”—Foreword Reviews In the Vietnam War, 2,197 helicopter pilots and 2,717 crew members were killed. Black Cat 2-1 is the story of one pilot who made it home and the valiant men he served with who risked their lives for the troops on the ground. Bob Ford invites readers into the Huey helicopters he flew on more than 1,000 missions when he and his men dared to protect and rescue. For those whose voices were silenced in that faraway place or who have never told their stories, he creates a tribute that reads like a thriller, captures the humor of men at war, and resounds with respect for those who served with honor. An Oklahoma Book Award Finalist “Bob Ford’s account of his year in the command seat of his ship of salvation is a priceless contribution to the literary canon of that war.”—David A. Maurer, Special Forces veteran, author of The Dying Place “[Ford] brings to life his story so the reader can experience what it may have been like—and how the troops felt at the time. With moments that feel like they were written for a movie, Black Cat 2-1 will take you in the air over Vietnam and through some of the hardest missions you could expect.”—Week99er “This memoir is hard to beat.”—Air & Space/Smithsonian “Capably written.”—Publishers Weekly “Refreshing . . . evocative descriptions of combat flying.”—The VVA Veteran
Author: Elizabeth McCormick
Publisher: Next Century Publishing
Published: 2014-07-05
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781629030081
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe P.I.L.O.T. method brings the skills of a pilot to your life.--Back cover.
Author: James Downing, Jr.
Publisher:
Published: 2021-07-04
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781737409908
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJames C. Downing Jr. tells of his dramatic missions as a young emergency combat pilot in the Vietnam war 1966-1967. He was among the "The Second Team" pilots that arrived as replacement pilots who pioneered the art of helicopter warfare in the US Army. The stories he shares feature tragic loss, mishaps, humor, heroic acts of valor, and the providence he personally experienced as a man of great faith. More than 53 years later, Downing shares his inner thoughts, rich descriptions, and a wide range of emotions while he wrestled with his greatest fears and regrets. This detailed historical, never seen before account, is based on Downing's daily personal journal entries, artifacts and photographs that he recorded while serving as a Warrant Officer in the US Army in Viet Nam in the 1st Cavalry Division from 16 June 1964 to 14 June 1967. This coming-of-age story of Faith, Freedom and Flying is sure to evoke reflection of the past, purpose in the present, and hope for the future.
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Published: 1970
Total Pages: 740
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