LEADER 02278nam 2200433 450 001 9910794236403321 005 20220619160116.0 010 $a1-68247-353-8 035 $a(CKB)4100000011624847 035 $aEBL5472907 035 $a(AU-PeEL)EBL5472907 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5472907 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011624847 100 $a20220619d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCatkiller 3-2 $ean Army pilot flying for the Marines in the Vietnam war. /$fby Raymond Caryl 210 1$aAnnapolis, Maryland :$cNaval Institute Press,$d[2018] 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (264 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-68247-623-5 327 $aA 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. 330 8 $aCatkiller 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. 606 $aAir pilots, Military 607 $aPort Angeles (Wash.)$vBiography 615 0$aAir pilots, Military. 676 $a358.41 700 $aCaryl$b Raymond G.$01556791 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910794236403321 996 $aCatkiller 3-2$93819745 997 $aUNINA