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It's hairy work, flying night interdiction in an F-4 Phantom - a job
for real pros.
The weather, the built-in hazards of night refueling, target
identification, and the mountains hiding in the dark are all enemies -
and of course, there's the enemy, too. These pilots have a saying,
"And if the big guns don't get you, the black karst will." But then back on
top in the moonlight, a man finds brief moments to think his own thoughts
before cracking a low ceiling back at home base. It is all part of a NIGHT MISSION ON THE HO CHI MINH TRAIL by Mark Berent. See his books on Kindle about fighter pilots and the politics of the Vietnam war.
for real pros.
The weather, the built-in hazards of night refueling, target
identification, and the mountains hiding in the dark are all enemies -
and of course, there's the enemy, too. These pilots have a saying,
"And if the big guns don't get you, the black karst will." But then back on
top in the moonlight, a man finds brief moments to think his own thoughts
before cracking a low ceiling back at home base. It is all part of a NIGHT MISSION ON THE HO CHI MINH TRAIL by Mark Berent. See his books on Kindle about fighter pilots and the politics of the Vietnam war.
Used availability for Mark Berent's Night Combat on the Ho Chi Minh Trail