Vietnam Helicopter Pilots 1st Ed

Author : Turner Publishing Company Staff
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1995-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1563111438

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Vietnam Helicopter Pilots - 1st Ed by Turner Publishing Company Staff Pdf

The helicopter was implemented in full strength from Chinook to Cobra in Vietnam. The helicopter war from 1961-1975 is recorded in detail with many "after action reports" in the vets' own words. A special section on pilots' wives gives the home front perspective. More than 200 photos, maps, Association roster, Medal of honor recipients & 800 vignettes with "then" & "now" photos. Full color front & rear endsheets include unit insignia patches & a collage of dynamic crew & chopper photos certain to stir up your memory as well as capture your heart. The cover artwork "Riders of the Storm," is also in full color by renowned aviation artist Joe Kline.

Author : Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780960845

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US Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam by Gordon L. Rottman Pdf

The helicopter changed war forever. This book examines the range of duties helicopter pilots carried out in Vietnam, from air-lift, med-evac and fire-support to landing in high volume crossfires in 'Hot LZs'. Protected by little more than an armoured seat, operating in terrible conditions and flying long hours these brave men led hard, dangerous lives, and casualties were high. Following these pilots from initial deployment through to the deadly thrill of combat in a war zone, Vietnam veteran Gordon L Rottman's book is a crucial examination of the pilots who fought so valiantly for their country. Often unmoved by the politics of the war, conflicts at home and other social issues, the Vietnam helicopter pilots just wanted to fly. As the saying went 'who needs drugs, I'm already high'.

Author : Tom A. Johnson
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781597974462

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To the Limit by Tom A. Johnson Pdf

Helicopter 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 : Dr. Joe Ponds
Publisher : BookLocker.com, Inc.
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9798885315616

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The 600 m.o.l. - Black Helicopter Pilots in Vietnam: Tuskegee Glory - Second Edition by Dr. Joe Ponds Pdf

This book is aimed at sharing information about a population of men who engaged in military service to their country with duties involving aviation. The era that this book addresses is one during which there was considerable racial turmoil in America. So, these were stalwart men who entered into a professional career field where they were not readily embraced. The field that these brave men entered was one that was dominated by white males. It is the story about the U.S. military’s 600 m.o.l. – Black helicopter pilots who experienced combat duty in Vietnam, some making the ultimate sacrifice of giving their lives, and who certainly have a place in U. S. history. It is also a story of the uncommon fortitude, perseverance, and triumph of black men who were often compelled to fight multiple battles against multiple enemies simultaneously (the enemy overseas and racial discrimination at home). The 600 m.o.l. is perhaps one of the greatest stories that was never told, at least up to now.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1995-09-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781618585608

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USMC Vietnam Helicopter Pilots and Aircrew History, 2nd Ed. by Anonim Pdf

Capture the esprit de corps of the Marines in action during the Vietnam War. A documentation of the men, the crews, and the machines that flew the wartorn skies of Southeast Asia. Hundreds of dynamic photographs, maps, roster of Association members, and nearly 400 biographies with before-and-after photos of Marines make USMC-Vietnam Helicopter Association: Pop a Smoke a treasure chest of memories and history.

Author : Tom Marshall
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307758125

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Price of Exit by Tom Marshall Pdf

"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 : Ed Denny
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476666099

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Hornet 33 by Ed Denny Pdf

Combat helicopter pilots in the Vietnam War flew each mission facing the possibility of imminent death. Begun as a series of attempted letters to the Department of Veterans Affairs, this compelling memoir of an aircraft commander in the 116th Assault Helicopter Company--"The Hornets"--relates his experience of the war in frank detail. From supporting the 25th Infantry Division's invasion of Cambodia, to flying the lead aircraft in the 101st Airmobile Division's pivotal Operation Lam Son 719 invasion of Laos to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail at LZ Hope, the author recounts the traumatic events of his service from March 1970 to March 1971.

Author : Bill Greenhalgh,Ken Fritz
Publisher : Turner
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015077605221

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Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association by Bill Greenhalgh,Ken Fritz Pdf

Author : Jay Groen,David Groen
Publisher : Artha Publishing
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0991355202

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Huey by Jay Groen,David Groen Pdf

John Vanvorden--the Flying Dutchman--is a Vietnam pilot and one of the rugged few who know the danger and thrill of combat while piloting the U.S. Army's UH-1H "Huey" Iroquois helicopter. He experiences screaming descents into hot landing zones to place military assault troops and rescue wounded soldiers. He has the clarity of mind to survive seven days of horror in a Vietnamese jungle swamp while the psychology of a fellow soldier is severely tested. He's got the guts to buck military orders and battle his own brass to pursue an investigation when a botched operation spells disaster for the men under him. Based on the authors' personal experiences in the Vietnam War, Huey is an authentic, action-filled book of historical fiction. Originally published 30 years ago, this moving novel became a New York Times bestseller within days of publishing. Editorial Reviews "Those who have read the classic book of helicopter combat in Vietnam, "Chickenhawk" by Robert Mason, but who still have an appetite for more books of that sort can do no better than to read this novel." - "The VVA Veteran," Books in Review II Book Excerpt: From eight thousand feet, the Flying Dutchman flew his chopper into a nose-high attitude and peeled off into a single-ship approach. His passengers were looking straight down at the ground from the open doorway. Before anyone could blink, they were diving toward the ground at four thousand feet a minute, about as fast as a helicopter can come out of the sky with its main rotor still attached. The 12.7's opened up. Tracer rounds looked like basketballs zooming by. The supersonic bullets popped as they passed, breaking the sound barrier. When a bullet found its mark, it smacked the ship like a baseball bat. As soon as the troops on the ground had hefted the two critical cases into each side, John blasted out low level, taking fire from the ground. He knew the Huey didn't have long before it became battered magnesium. . . .

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1596522100

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USMC Vietnam Helicopter Pilots and Aircrew History, 3rd Edition by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Brennan,Nicholas A. Veronico
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811759250

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Vietnam War Helicopter Art by John Brennan,Nicholas A. Veronico Pdf

Hundreds of unique color photos showing how soldiers decorated their helicopters during the Vietnam War.

Author : Hugh L. Mills, Jr.
Publisher : Presidio Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307537928

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Low Level Hell by Hugh L. Mills, Jr. Pdf

The aeroscouts of the 1st Infantry Division had three words emblazoned on their unit patch: Low Level Hell. It was then and continues today as the perfect concise definition of what these intrepid aviators experienced as they ranged the skies of Vietnam from the Cambodian border to the Iron Triangle. The Outcasts, as they were known, flew low and slow, aerial eyes of the division in search of the enemy. Too often for longevity’s sake they found the Viet Cong and the fight was on. These young pilots (19-22 years old) “invented” the book as they went along. Praise for Low Level Hell “An absolutely splendid and engrossing book. The most compelling part is the accounts of his many air-to-ground engagements. There were moments when I literally held my breath.”—Dr. Charles H. Cureton, Chief Historian, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine (TRADOC) Command “Low Level Hell is the best ‘bird’s eye view’ of the helicopter war in Vietnam in print today. No volume better describes the feelings from the cockpit. Mills has captured the realities of a select group of aviators who shot craps with death on every mission.”—R.S. Maxham, Director, U.S. Army Aviation Museum

Author : Robert Mason
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005-03-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101175156

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Chickenhawk by Robert Mason Pdf

A true, bestselling story from the battlefield that faithfully portrays the horror, the madness, and the trauma of the Vietnam War More than half a million copies of Chickenhawk have been sold since it was first published in 1983. Now with a new afterword by the author and photographs taken by him during the conflict, this straight-from-the-shoulder account tells the electrifying truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam. This is Robert Mason’s astounding personal story of men at war. A veteran of more than one thousand combat missions, Mason gives staggering descriptions that cut to the heart of the combat experience: the fear and belligerence, the quiet insights and raging madness, the lasting friendships and sudden death—the extreme emotions of a "chickenhawk" in constant danger. "Very simply the best book so far about Vietnam." -St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Author : Byron E Hukee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780960692

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USAF and VNAF A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War by Byron E Hukee Pdf

USAF Skyraider units were originally tasked to serve as quasi-training units for the fledgling VNAF. Equipped only with the two-seat models of the Skyraider, American pilots were required to have VNAF 'observers' in the aircraft for every mission. Eventually, this arrangement was changed as enough Vietnamese pilots were trained to man their own squadrons, while USAF squadrons were tasked with close support for US ground forces. Eventually, no fewer than four USAF and seven VNAF Skyraider units saw service in Vietnam. Additionally, one A-1 training squadron flew from Hurlburt Field, Florida, throughout the Vietnam War era. In the ten years that this squadron was active, nearly 1000 USAF and 300 VNAF pilots were trained in the Skyraider. While the core mission of all Skyraider squadrons was Close Air Support (CAS), other missions were accomplished at various times. Among these were Search and Rescue (SAR), night interdiction on the Ho Chi Minh trail, helicopter escort and special forces support to name but a few. Each of these missions took full advantage of the Skyraider's ability to deliver a variety of munitions in close proximity to friendly forces while inflicting heavy casualties on enemy forces

Author : William Heilman
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781435711846

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A Pilot's Tale - Flying Helicopters in Vietnam by William Heilman Pdf

In the 60's, a war was being fought in Vietnam. Helicopters were being used in many different rolls for the first time. The author recounts his experiences flying helicopters on two tours of duty in Vietnam.