02278nam 2200433 450 991079423640332120220619160116.01-68247-353-8(CKB)4100000011624847EBL5472907(AU-PeEL)EBL5472907(MiAaPQ)EBC5472907(EXLCZ)99410000001162484720220619d2018 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCatkiller 3-2 an Army pilot flying for the Marines in the Vietnam war. /by Raymond CarylAnnapolis, Maryland :Naval Institute Press,[2018]©20181 online resource (264 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-68247-623-5 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.Catkiller 3-2 provides unique insights into the role of the tactical air controller, airborne (TACA) in I Corps as seen through the eyes of one of the pilots who flew low-flying, unarmed, single-engine aircraft in support of Marine ground units during the Vietnam War.Air pilots, MilitaryPort Angeles (Wash.)BiographyAir pilots, Military.358.41Caryl Raymond G.1556791MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910794236403321Catkiller 3-23819745UNINA