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Phantom in the sky : a Marine's back seat view of the Vietnam War /

Tells the story of a Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) in the back seat of the supersonic Phantom jet during the Vietnam War - a unique, tactical perspective of the "guy in back", or GIB, absent from other published aviation accounts.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thorsen, Terry L., 1943- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2019]
Colección:North Texas military biography and memoir series ; no. 15.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Screwed
  • Maggot candidate
  • A marked man
  • Humping it
  • Striking gold
  • Beaches and Banana School
  • Launch the nuggets
  • Barf bag bonanza
  • Roger, that's your bogey
  • Red Devil duos
  • The devil's in the details
  • The devil made me do it
  • Green with pride
  • Baby, light my fire
  • California dreamin'
  • Bombing Charlie to hell
  • Dash one's in hot
  • War is hell
  • Trading my horns for talons
  • The rumors were true
  • Fox One
  • MACH 2
  • Loving it
  • Sayonara
  • West Coast finale
  • Epilogue
  • Poem
  • Glossary
  • Appendix A: USMC history and mission
  • Appendix B: VMFA-232 history
  • Appendix C: McDonnell Douglas F4J Phantom II aircraft statistical data
  • Appendix D: VMFA-334 history
  • Appendix E: MAG-13 history.