Jr Peck

Sherman Lead (eBook, PDF)

Flying the F-4D Phantom II in Vietnam

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Written by a pilot who flew near-daily combat missions, this engrossing book is the story of one man, his colleagues and his machine, the mighty F-4 Phantom II, at war. Sherman Lead is the gripping story of a year flying the F-4 in combat during the Vietnam War, told through the eyes of a fighter pilot. Operating out of Ubon Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand in 1968-69, Gail Peck and his squadronmates in the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing were tasked with flying combat missions into North Vietnam and Laos at this time as part of Operations Rolling Thunder and Steel Tiger. The F-4 was heavily involved in the air-to-ground mission at this time, with targets being well defended by enemy anti-aircraft artillery and surface-to-air missiles. Gail Peck's arrival in-theatre coincided with the beginning of electro-optical and laser guided 'smart' bomb combat operations. There were periods of fierce combat interspersed with lulls, and the fighting was intense and unforgettable to those who participated. Some men lived through it, and others died without a clear understanding of why.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472829399
• Artikelnr.: 55203324

Autorenporträt

Col. (Ret.) Gaillard R. Peck, Jr was a career officer in the US Air Force, after graduating from the Air Force Academy in 1962. He served at the Fighter Weapons School as an instructor in the F-4E for more than 2 years, and since May 1998 Peck has served as an F-15C academic instructor at the USAF Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base. However, he is best known as the creator of the CONSTANT PEG program that trained US airmen against a collection of MiG fighter jets.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Prologue
1. So how did we get mixed up in Vietnam?
2. Getting into fighters
3. Ubon Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand, the 433rd TFS and a Taste of Combat with Electro-Optically Guided Bombs
4. Party Suits and Howdy Hats
5. Dumb Bomb Combat Almost Every Day
6. Snakes and Lizards and Golf
7. Night Combat with Brian McMahan and Norm 'Phenius' Fogg
8. Christmas Day 1968 - a Combat Mission and then Christmas Dinner with the Grays
9. Laser-Guided Bombs
10. A Bad Night - Sherman Lead is Down
11. The Club, R&R and LBFMs
12. Silver Star Mission
13, Plain de Jars and the area known as Barrel Roll
14. Jeb Stewart is Down
15. Paul Bannon and Peter Pike - Down
16. 'Poppa Wolf', Ray Battle, Brings One Home
17. Men on the Moon
18. A Broken Jaw, a Cancelled Assignment and a 'Dear John' Letter
19. Sherman Lead Repatriated - At Last
Postscript
Index