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. |