Catkiller 3-2 : an Army pilot flying for the Marines in the Vietnam War /

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"Catkiller 3-2 is a memoir of one of the pilots who flew low-flying, unarmed, single-engine aircraft in support of Marine ground units during the Vietnam War. The author was a part of the Army's 220th Reconnaissance Aircraft Company (RAC), which arrived in Vietnam in late June 1965 Because...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Caryl, Raymond G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, [2018]
Temas:
Caryl, Raymond G.
United States. > Army. > Aviation Company, 220th.
1961-1975
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Aerial operations, American.
Air pilots, Military > United States > Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Reconnaissance operations, American.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Regimental histories, American.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Personal narratives, American.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Opérations aériennes américaines.
Pilotes d'aéronef militaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Military reconnaissance > American
Air pilots, Military
Military operations, Aerial > American
Port Angeles (Wash.) > Biography.
United States
Washington (State) > Port Angeles
Biographies
Personal narratives > American
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A fear of flying
  • Silver wings
  • Becoming a Catkiller
  • Catkiller 3-2
  • 220th RAC
  • Just a little bit different
  • Birddogs, AOS, and the bonds forged in combat
  • Wild night in the valley
  • Convoy cover
  • Helicopters: the other way to fly
  • Fun and games in the Que Son valley
  • Catkillers and special forces
  • Kentucky windage, enemy rockets, and a near catastrophe
  • The A Shau valley from fifty feet
  • Pink elephants, a big cat, and funny-looking logs
  • TPQ, MSQ, and wild Navy rockets
  • What the hell was that?
  • Tet and technology
  • A near miss and a missed opportunity
  • One hundred ways to die on the DMZ
  • Sharkey, POZ, and the miracle of the six-holer
  • Low-level flight: the good, the bad, and the ugly
  • Homeward bound
  • Afterword
  • Appendix.

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