The NimrodsAuthorHouse, 24.09.2007 - 248 Seiten The Nimrods is an important new book for two reasons. First, it is an accurate true-life story, told by an A-26 navigator/co-pilot who flew 182 combat missions in the Vietnam War, about a magnificent band of A-26 pilots and navigator/co-pilots who flew--from 1966 to 1969--countless high-intensity nighttime dive-bombing missions in “The Secret War in Laos” (Steel Tiger, Barrel Roll and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail). To illustrate the intensity of the dive-bombing missions in the Vietnam War, the writer describes, in detail, more than twenty separate unforgettable missions—and more importantly—the personalities and psychological reactions of all of the unforgettable characters who were a part of the 609th Special Operations Squadron. Second, the book is highly relevant to the current Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terror, because it addresses the lessons learned in the Vietnam War (and World War II and the Korean War) and advocates that Americans and their allies apply those lessons learned to terrorism and renewed threats of nuclear war from tyrants and terrorists around the world. This is a book whose time has come. The views of our military veterans and their families who have endured the life-threatening and life-changing experiences of combat are made known to the American public and our allies. Recommendations from The Iraq Study Group Report, and President Bush’s new Iraq strategy, are reviewed and analyzed. The book articulates a new way forward and a new vision that can be embraced by the entire world, and contrasts the vision of America and its allies with the vision of Osama bin Laden and the radical Islamic terrorists who threaten the security of the entire world. |
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... engines as we deliver the weapons, close the bomb bay doors, apply power, and pull up from yet another bomb run on the enemy. The venerable A-26 Invader shudders as we pull up and turn away out of danger, and the two powerful Pratt ...
... engines with fully reversible automatic feathering propellers. Wing-tip fuel tanks (165 gallon capacity each) were permanently installed at the tip of each wing. Eight new underwing pylons were added to carry various munitions and ...
... Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney R-2800-52Ws of 2500 hp (maximum with water injection) Crew: Two Cost: $577,000 PERFORMANCE: Maximum Speed: 323 mph/281 knots Range: 2700 statute miles/2346 nautical miles Service Ceiling: 30,000 ft. When I ...
... engines roared, and the aircraft shook and vibrated as we lifted off the runway. There was no doubt that we had left ... engine fighter aircraft, transports, and helicopters. NKP (the nickname for Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base) ...
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Inhalt
Lasting Impressions | 95 |
Lessons Learned Current Global War on Terror | 109 |
The Need for a New Vision that can be Embraced by the Entire World | 135 |
The Continuing Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction WMD | 145 |
Conclusion | 149 |
APPENDICES | 165 |
AB26 Memorial | 167 |
Nimrod History Document | 171 |
Unforgettable Nimrods and A26 Combat Missions Part I | 33 |
The Joy of Meeting Dianne in Hawaii | 71 |
The Psychology of Returning to the War | 75 |
Unforgettable Nimrods and A26 Combat Missions Part II | 77 |
The Joy of Returning to the Family | 91 |
Nimrod Photographs | 203 |
Family Photographs | 223 |
Operation Final Flight | 229 |
Back Cover | 237 |