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The Rescue of Streetcar 304 : a Navy Pilot's Forty Hours on the Run in Laos.

On 31 May 1968, Navy Lt. Kenny Fields catapulted off USS America, in his A-7 Corsair II on his first combat mission. His target was in Laos, which at the time was officially off-limits for U.S. attacks. Fields call sign Streetcar 304 was the first to roll in and destroyed the target with a direct hi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fields, Kenny
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Naval Institute Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:On 31 May 1968, Navy Lt. Kenny Fields catapulted off USS America, in his A-7 Corsair II on his first combat mission. His target was in Laos, which at the time was officially off-limits for U.S. attacks. Fields call sign Streetcar 304 was the first to roll in and destroyed the target with a direct hit. Three AAA guns began to fire, but, following his wingman, he rolled in again. This time many more AAA guns opened up and Fields was shot down hitting the ground with enemy troop in hot pursuit. The Rescue of Streetcar 304 is Fields exhilarating narrative of the 40-hour ordeal that followed, in wh.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (353 pages)
ISBN:9781612510071
1612510078