Runway Visions
An American C-130 Pilot's Memoir of Combat Airlift Operations in Southeast Asia, 1967-1968, 2d ed.
Seiten
2024
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9468-9 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9468-9 (ISBN)
From February 1967 to April 1968, David Vaughan flew the Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Southeast Asia. He describes his progression from inexperienced novice to veteran flyer as he learned his trade under combat conditions. This expanded and revised edition includes new episodes, supplemented by twice as many illustrations before.
From February 1967 to April 1968, David Vaughan flew the Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Southeast Asia. Initially a co-pilot, he moved up to aircraft commander and then instructor pilot as he mastered the challenges of landing on very short, unimproved airstrips in difficult terrain and bad weather. He describes his progression from inexperienced novice to veteran flyer as he learned his trade under combat conditions.
Vaughan's airlift missions took him to more than 50 fields in South Vietnam, from the Delta in the south to the DMZ in the north, carrying supplies, mail, food, ammunition, and soldiers alive, wounded, and dead. Among his most harrowing flights were resupply missions into the U. S. Marine base at Khe Sanh during the most intensive days of the 1968 Tet offensive. This expanded and revised edition includes several new episodes, supplemented by more than 40 illustrations, twice as many as appeared in the original edition.
From February 1967 to April 1968, David Vaughan flew the Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Southeast Asia. Initially a co-pilot, he moved up to aircraft commander and then instructor pilot as he mastered the challenges of landing on very short, unimproved airstrips in difficult terrain and bad weather. He describes his progression from inexperienced novice to veteran flyer as he learned his trade under combat conditions.
Vaughan's airlift missions took him to more than 50 fields in South Vietnam, from the Delta in the south to the DMZ in the north, carrying supplies, mail, food, ammunition, and soldiers alive, wounded, and dead. Among his most harrowing flights were resupply missions into the U. S. Marine base at Khe Sanh during the most intensive days of the 1968 Tet offensive. This expanded and revised edition includes several new episodes, supplemented by more than 40 illustrations, twice as many as appeared in the original edition.
David Kirk Vaughan is a retired Air Force officer and educator. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.08.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | ca. 40 photos, 3 maps, glossary, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-9468-0 / 1476694680 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-9468-9 / 9781476694689 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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