9781781556450-1781556458-Thud Pilot: A Pilot’s Account of Early F-105 Combat in Vietnam

Thud Pilot: A Pilot’s Account of Early F-105 Combat in Vietnam

ISBN-13: 9781781556450
ISBN-10: 1781556458
Edition: First Edition
Author: Victor Vizcarra
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Format: Paperback 160 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781781556450
ISBN-10: 1781556458
Edition: First Edition
Author: Victor Vizcarra
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Format: Paperback 160 pages

Summary

Thud Pilot: A Pilot’s Account of Early F-105 Combat in Vietnam (ISBN-13: 9781781556450 and ISBN-10: 1781556458), written by authors Victor Vizcarra, was published by Fonthill Media in 2018. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other Military (Aviation, Military History, Vietnam War, Leaders & Notable People) books. You can easily purchase or rent Thud Pilot: A Pilot’s Account of Early F-105 Combat in Vietnam (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Military books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.13.

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Thud Pilot is the personal account of a combat fighter pilot who flew the Air Force’s premier fighter-bomber in the most dangerous skies over North Vietnam. In the first five years of the Vietnam War, the F-105 Thunderchief conducted 75 percent of the Air Force bombing missions over North Vietnam. Thud Pilot tells the story of the courageous men who flew the F-105 from its earliest combat deployment in 1964, and on through 1966, the year of its heaviest losses. The author’s more significant missions, including his ejection and rescue over North Vietnam are described in detail and are accompanied by map drawings depicting the mission routes from take-off to refueling orbits, the target, and return. The book is full of several ‘firsts’ in the expanding air war over North Vietnam, including ‘Operation Spring High,’ the first counter Surface-to-Air-Missile (SAM) strike in the history of aerial warfare. The personal perspective from years of combat experience reveals just how the political mismanagement and inane Rules of Engagement made them as much the hunted as they were the hunters. Thud Pilot goes beyond the battle air space and shares the emotional impact on the families left behind.
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