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| |Fatal Traps for helicopter pilots | | |Fatal Traps for helicopter pilots |
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| + | |
| + | == Harrier Specific == |
| + | |
| + | {| class="wikitable" cellpadding="10" |
| + | ! colspan="3"| Harrier Specific (alphabetical) |
| + | |- |
| + | |rowspan="4" |[[File:ground_attack_harrier.jpg|100px]] |
| + | |- |
| + | |Title: |
| + | |RAF Harrier: Ground Attack - Falklands |
| + | |- |
| + | |Author: SQN LDR Jerry Pook |
| + | |? |
| + | |- |
| + | |ISBN: |
| + | |? |
| + | |- |
| + | |rowspan="4" |[[File:harrier_809.jpg|100px]] |
| + | |- |
| + | |Title: |
| + | |Harrier 809 |
| + | |- |
| + | |Author: |
| + | |Rowland White |
| + | |- |
| + | |ISBN: |
| + | |? |
| + | |- |
| + | |rowspan="4" |[[File:harrier_vs_mirage.jpg|100px]] |
| + | |- |
| + | |Title: |
| + | |Sea Harrier FR1 vs Mirage III Daggger - South Atlantic 1982 |
| + | |- |
| + | |Author: |
| + | |Douglas C Dilby & Pablo Calcaterra |
| + | |- |
| + | |ISBN: |
| + | |? |
| + | |- |
| + | |rowspan="4" |[[File:a_nightmares_prayer.jpg|100px]] |
| + | |- |
| + | |Title: |
| + | |A Nightmares Prayer |
| + | |- |
| + | |Author: |
| + | |Micahel Franzak |
| + | |- |
| + | |ISBN: |
| + | |? |
| + | |- |
| + | |rowspan="4" |[[File:joint_force_harrier.jpg|100px]] |
| + | |- |
| + | |Title: |
| + | |Joint Force Harrier |
| + | |- |
| + | |Author: |
| + | |CMDR Ade Orchard RN |
| + | |- |
| + | |ISBN: |
| + | |? |
| + | |- |
| + | |rowspan="4" |[[File:hostile_skies.jpg|100px]] |
| + | |- |
| + | |Title: |
| + | |Hostile Skies : the battle fdr the Falklands |
| + | |- |
| + | |Author: |
| + | |David Morgan |
| + | |- |
| + | |ISBN: |
| + | |? |
| + | |- |
| + | |rowspan="4" |[[File:sea_harrier.jpg|100px]] |
| + | |- |
| + | |Title: |
| + | |Sea Harrier over the Falklands |
| + | |- |
| + | |Author: |
| + | |CMDR 'Sharkey' Ward |
| + | |- |
| + | |ISBN: |
| + | |? |
| + | |- |
| + | |} |
| + | |
| + | |
| | | |
| == Fixed Wing Books == | | == Fixed Wing Books == |
| '''Some other exceptional (fixed wing) reads:''' | | '''Some other exceptional (fixed wing) reads:''' |
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| |Warthog | | |Warthog |
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− | |A Nightmares Prayer
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| |Bogeys and Bandits | | |Bogeys and Bandits |
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| |[[File:viper_pilot.jpg|100px]] | | |[[File:viper_pilot.jpg|100px]] |
Revision as of 11:02, 20 February 2020
Rotary Wing Books
Many combat helicopter pilots have put their stories to print, for our reading pleasure:
Vietnam
Vietnam (alphabetical)
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Title:
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19 Minutes to Live - Helicopter Combat in Vietnam: A Memoir by Lew Jennings
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Author:
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Lew Jennings
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ISBN:
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1548484539
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Title:
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Ace: The Story of Lt. Col. Ace Cozzalio
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Author:
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Rex Gooch
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ISBN:
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150864246X
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Title:
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The Adventures of a Helicopter Pilot: Flying the H-34 Helicopter in Vietnam for the United States Marine Corps
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Author:
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Bill Collier
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ISBN:
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1500936138
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Title:
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Air Cav: History of the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam 1965-1969
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Author:
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J.D. Coleman
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ISBN:
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1596528176
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Title:
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Angel's Wing: An Year in the Skies of Vietnam
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Author:
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Joseph R. Finch
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ISBN:
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0910155453
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Title:
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Black Cat 2-1: The True Story of a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and His Crew
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Author:
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Bob Ford
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ISBN:
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1612548962
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Title:
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ChickenHawk
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Author:
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Robert Mason
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ISBN:
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0143035711
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Title:
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Chopper Heroes: Have Guns Will Travel
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Author:
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William E. Peterson
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ISBN:
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1981656944
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Title:
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CIA Super Pilot Spills the Beans: Flying Helicopters in Laos for Air America
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Author:
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Bill Collier
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ISBN:
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1547225327
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Title:
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A Cobra Pilot in Vietnam: True Tales and Otherwise
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Author:
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Ira McComic
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ISBN:
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0988757443
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Title:
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Dear Mom, I'm Alive: Letters Home From Blackwidow 25
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Author:
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Randolph P. Mains
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ISBN:
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1723390194
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Title:
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Firebirds: The Best First Person Account of Helicopter Combat in Vietnam Ever Written
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Author:
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Chuck Carlock
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ISBN:
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0553577050
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Title:
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Gunship Pilot: An Attack Helicopter Warrior Remembers Vietnam
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Author:
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Robert F. Hartley
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ISBN:
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1489703942
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Title:
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Guts N' Gunships: What it was Really Like to Fly Combat Helicopters in Vietnam
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Author:
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Mark Garrison
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ISBN:
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1629670537
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Title:
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Hornet 33: Memoir of a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam
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Author:
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Ed Denny
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ISBN:
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1476666091
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Title:
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Looking for Flyboys: One G.I.'s Journey: Vietnam 1970-1971
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Author:
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Tom Messenger
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ISBN:
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155571806X
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Title:
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Low Level Hell
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Author:
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Hugh L. Mills
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ISBN:
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9780891417194
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Title:
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The Price of Exit: A True Story of Helicopter Pilots in Vietnam
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Author:
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Tom Marshall
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ISBN:
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9780804117159
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Title:
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Pucker Factor 10: Memoir of a U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam
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Author:
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James Joyce
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ISBN:
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0786415576
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Title:
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Rattler One-Seven: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot’s War Story
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Author:
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Chuck Gross
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ISBN:
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9781574412215
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Title:
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Snake Pilot: Flying the Cobra Attack Helicopter in Vietnam
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Author:
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Randy R. Zahn
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ISBN:
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1596528176
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Title:
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Surprised at Being Alive: An Accidental Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam and Beyond
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Author:
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Robert F. Curtis
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ISBN:
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1612002757
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Title:
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Taking Fire: The True Story of a Decorated Chopper Pilot
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Author:
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Ron Alexander & Charles W. Sasser
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ISBN:
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0312269846
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Title:
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To the Limit: An Air Cav Huey Pilot in Vietnam
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Author:
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Tom A Johnson
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ISBN:
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0451222180
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Title:
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Ups and Downs: Recollections of a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot
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Author:
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William Sharpe
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ISBN:
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1724796941
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Title:
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Vietnam: A Tale Of Two Tours
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Author:
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James C Mooney Jr
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ISBN:
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172417567X
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Title:
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Vietnam Helicopter Crew Member Stories: Volume 1
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Author:
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H. D. Graham
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ISBN:
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1469139871
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Title:
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Vietnam Helicopter Crew Member Stories: Volume 2
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Author:
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H. D. Graham
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ISBN:
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1479763411
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Title:
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Vietnam Helicopter Crew Member Stories: Volume 3
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Author:
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H. D. Graham
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ISBN:
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1493159925
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Title:
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Vietnam Helicopter Crew Member Stories: Volume 4
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Author:
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H. D. Graham
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ISBN:
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1503540480
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Title:
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Vietnam Helicopter Crew Member Stories: Volume 5
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Author:
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H. D. Graham
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ISBN:
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1984533908
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Title:
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Without Parachutes: How I Survived 1,000 Attack Helicopter Combat Missions In Vietnam
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Author:
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Colonel (Retired) Jerry W. Childers
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ISBN:
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1420882589
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Falklands
Falklands
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Title:
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Scram!: The Gripping First-hand Account of the Helicopter War in the Falklands
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Author:
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Harry Benson
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ISBN:
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ASIN: B00CF6EOY0
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Africa
Africa (alphabetical)
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Title:
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Gunship Ace: The Wars of Neal Ellis, Gunship Pilot and Mercenary
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Author:
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Al Venter
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ISBN:
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1612000703
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Title:
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In the Company of Heroes
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Author:
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Michael J. Durant
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ISBN:
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9780451219930
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Title:
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Spider Zero Seven: A Life in Combat
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Author:
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Mike Borlace
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ISBN:
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1788038959
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Title:
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The Chopper Boys: Helicopter War in Africa
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Author:
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Al J. Venter
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ISBN:
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1909982687
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Middle East
Middle East (alphabetical)
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Title:
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Apache
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Author:
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Ed Macy
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ISBN:
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0802144780
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Title:
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Danger Close: My Epic Journey as a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Author:
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Amber Smith
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ISBN:
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1501116398
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Title:
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GREEN FEET: Life in a Combat Search and Rescue Squadron
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Author:
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Julio R. "Zorro" Lopez Jr.
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ISBN:
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Title:
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Hellfire
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Author:
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Ed Macy
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ISBN:
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0007288204
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Title:
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Sweating the Metal
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Author:
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Alex Duncan
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ISBN:
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1444708007
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Rotary Wing Instruction
There are numerous reference texts available on rotary-wing aerodynamics, here is but a few:
Instructional
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Cyclic and Collective
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Principles of Helicopter Flight
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Practical Helictoper Aerodynamics
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Helicopter Flying Handbook
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Rotorcraft Flying Handbook
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Helicopters can take you anywhere
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Fatal Traps for helicopter pilots
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Harrier Specific
Harrier Specific (alphabetical)
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Title:
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RAF Harrier: Ground Attack - Falklands
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Author: SQN LDR Jerry Pook
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?
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ISBN:
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?
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Title:
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Harrier 809
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Author:
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Rowland White
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ISBN:
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?
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Title:
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Sea Harrier FR1 vs Mirage III Daggger - South Atlantic 1982
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Author:
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Douglas C Dilby & Pablo Calcaterra
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ISBN:
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?
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Title:
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A Nightmares Prayer
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Author:
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Micahel Franzak
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ISBN:
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?
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Title:
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Joint Force Harrier
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Author:
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CMDR Ade Orchard RN
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ISBN:
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?
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Title:
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Hostile Skies : the battle fdr the Falklands
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Author:
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David Morgan
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ISBN:
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?
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Title:
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Sea Harrier over the Falklands
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Author:
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CMDR 'Sharkey' Ward
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ISBN:
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?
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Fixed Wing Books
Some other exceptional (fixed wing) reads:
Fixed wing
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Warthog
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Angles of Attack
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Bogeys and Bandits
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Viper Pilot
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The Dream Machine
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Predator
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Fighter Pilot
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Fighter Combat
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Fixed Wing - Vietnam
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Title:
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Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds
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Author:
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Robin Olds
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ISBN:
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0312569513
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Title:
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The Vietnam Air War: From The Cockpit
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Author:
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Colonel Dennis M. (Mike) Ridnouer
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ISBN:
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1978476485
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Title:
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One Trip Too Many: A pilot's memoirs of 38 months in combat over Laos and Vietnam
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Author:
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Wayne A Warner
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ISBN:
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1467931551
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Title:
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Tailhooker: Pre-Flight to Vietnam
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Author:
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Willard G. Dellicker
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ISBN:
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150894234X
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Title:
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Sherman Lead: Flying the F-4D Phantom II in Vietnam
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Author:
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Gaillard R. Peck Jr
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ISBN:
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1472829379
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous (alphabetical)
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Title:
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We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
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Author:
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Harold G. Moore
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ISBN:
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034547581X
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Title:
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Danger Close: Tactical Air Controllers in Afghanistan and Iraq
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Author:
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Steve Call
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ISBN:
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1603441425
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