LEADER 02307nam 22004093 450 001 9910151577803321 005 20230617030613.0 010 $a1-58834-552-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000951912 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6048962 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6048962 035 $a(OCoLC)1155973832 035 $a(BIP)58922892 035 $a(BIP)7813391 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000951912 100 $a20210901d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCheating Death $eCombat Air Rescues in Vietnam and Laos 210 1$aHerndon :$cSmithsonian,$d2003. 210 4$dİ2003. 215 $a1 online resource (246 pages) 311 08$a1-58834-104-6 330 $aThey flew low and slow, at treetop level, at night, in monsoons, and in point-blank range of enemy guns and missiles. They were missions no one else wanted, but the ones all other pilots prayed for when shot down. Flying the World War II-vintage Douglas A-1 Skyraider, a single-engine, propeller-driven relic in a war of "fast-movers," these intrepid US Air Force pilots, call sign Sandy, risked their lives with every mission to rescue thousands of downed Navy and Air Force pilots. With a flashback memory and a style all his own, George J. Marrett depicts some of the most dangerous aerial combat of any war. The thrilling rescue of "Streetcar 304" and William Jones's selfless act of heroism that earned him the Medal of Honor are but two of the compelling tales he recounts. Here too are the courages Jolly Green Giant helicopter crews, parajumpers, and forward air controllers who worked with the Sandys over heavily defended jungles and mountains well behind enemy lines. Passionate, mordantly witty, and filled with heart-pounding adrenaline, Cheating Death reads like the finest combat fiction, but it is the real deal: its heroes, cowards, jokers, and casualties all have names and faces readers will find difficult to forget. 676 $a959.704/348092 676 $a959.7043 700 $aMarrett$b George J$01233715 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910151577803321 996 $aCheating Death$92865500 997 $aUNINA