Vietnam by Chinook - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Vietnam by Chinook write by Edward Corlew. This book was released on 2020-12-20. Vietnam by Chinook available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1963, the U.S. Army began developing the 1st Calvary Division for jungle fighting in Vietnam. It would be the first division fully dependent on helicopters for assault and support. During the 1968 Tet Offensive, Ed Corlew served as a crew chief and door gunner aboard a CH-47 "Chinook," based 15 miles from the DMZ. Well armed and capable of deploying platoon-sized infantry units, the tandem-rotored Chinook and it's crew were a formidable weapon in jungle warfare--large and lightly armored, they also presented easy targets. Corlew was shot down three times: in the Battle of Hue, the Battle of Quang Tri, and in the A Shau Valley. His memoir relates harrowing missions over landing zones beset with hidden enemy positions, his return home and his reflection on the war.
Vietnam by Chinook
Vietnam by Chinook - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Vietnam by Chinook write by Edward Corlew. This book was released on 2020-11-10. Vietnam by Chinook available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Like many other young men during the Vietnam War, Ed Corlew enlisted in hopes of having some influence regarding assignment--safety and training. Instead he found himself in the dangerous door gunner position and, soon after, the crew chief aboard a CH-47 Chinook, 15 miles from the DMZ in 1967 and 1968. Assigned to the famed 1st Cavalry Division, Corlew was shot down three times: in the Battle of Hue, the Battle of Quang Tri, and the A Shau Valley. This memoir began both as a journal and as counselor-recommended therapy for PTSD. He earned four bronze service stars for his service (an estimated 1000 flying hours) during the war's bloodiest year, enduring enemy mortar and rocket attacks. Engaging, frank, and full of action, Corlew describes his many combat experiences as well as the emotional effects--all through the lens of his Christian faith.
Ch-47 Chinook in Action
Ch-47 Chinook in Action - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ch-47 Chinook in Action write by David Doyle. This book was released on 2018-02-14. Ch-47 Chinook in Action available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter has become an icon. Its tandem, contra-rotating rotors whirling above an aluminum fuselage punctuated by round porthole windows make this battlefield beast easily recognizable. Its status is owed to its long service life of more than 55 years. Experts predict its longevity will ultimately reach a century of service for heavy lift and use as a flying bus to deliver troops to the fight. This all-new volume explores the development and the U.S. military service of 13 models of Chinook from 1958 to date. Included is extensive coverage of the CH-47's use in Vietnam through Desert Storm and into current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Additional coverage is provided of the helicopters use during various disaster relief efforts in the United States and around the world. More than 160 archival color photos, augmented by 48 vintage black and white images and numerous line drawings, present a clear and concise illustrated history of this iconic helicopter.
Rattler One-Seven
Rattler One-Seven - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rattler One-Seven write by Chuck Gross. This book was released on 2006-06-13. Rattler One-Seven available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rattler One-Seven puts you in the helicopter seat, to see the war in Vietnam through the eyes of an inexperienced pilot as he transforms himself into a seasoned combat veteran. At the age of twenty, Chuck Gross spent his 1970-71 tour with the 71st Assault Helicopter Company flying UH-1 Huey helicopters. He inserted special operations teams into Laos and participated in Lam Son 719, a misbegotten attempt to assault and cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail, during which his helicopter was shot down and he was stranded in the field.
Boeing Helicopters CH-47 Chinook
Boeing Helicopters CH-47 Chinook - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Boeing Helicopters CH-47 Chinook write by David A. Anderton. This book was released on 1989-01-01. Boeing Helicopters CH-47 Chinook available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
