Before unmanned combat drones, there was the Grumman OV-1C Mohawk, a twin-engine turboprop fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft loaded with state-of-the-art target detection systems. Crewed by a pilot and observer, it flew at treetop level by day, taking panoramic photographs. By night it scanned the landscape from 800 feet with side-looking airborne radar (SLAR) and infrared. This lively, detailed memoir recounts the author's 1968-1969 tour with the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam, serving as a technical observer (T.O.) aboard an unarmed Mohawk, searching for elusive enemy forces near the DMZ…mehr
Before unmanned combat drones, there was the Grumman OV-1C Mohawk, a twin-engine turboprop fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft loaded with state-of-the-art target detection systems. Crewed by a pilot and observer, it flew at treetop level by day, taking panoramic photographs. By night it scanned the landscape from 800 feet with side-looking airborne radar (SLAR) and infrared. This lively, detailed memoir recounts the author's 1968-1969 tour with the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam, serving as a technical observer (T.O.) aboard an unarmed Mohawk, searching for elusive enemy forces near the DMZ and along the Laotian and Cambodian borders, dodging mountains in the dark and avoiding anti-aircraft fire.
Russell Pettis served as a corporate fleet manager for a Fortune 500 company and wrote a monthly automotive information bulletin, covering driving techniques, new automotive technology and other safe driving guidelines. Currently he serves as the C.F.O. of Pettis Education, an educational consulting company. He lives near Annapolis, Maryland.
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Table of Contents Preface: Vietnam, May 1968-May 1969 Introduction 1. The Letter 2. Oakland, California: One of the Gateways to Vietnam 3. First Mission 4. The Outhouse Transaction 5. The Rats versus McMann 6. A Typical Day: There Was No Such Thing; Sometimes They Don't Miss Their Target 7. Dad, Can I Use the Family Car? 8. Tents versus Hooches 9. Midnight Requisitions Courtesy of the United States Marine Corps 10. He Said That He Would Not Be Going Home 11. The Marines and the Boomerang Does Come Back 12. The Royal Australian Air Force 13. Moonlight, B-52s and Battleship 14. LZ in the Morning and Jungle Clearings 15. All Three Landing Gear Wheels Are Supposed to Come Down, Aren't They? 16. The Thief at An Khe 17. The Big Move South 18. Haka 19. Guard Duty, Vung Tau Style 20. The Green Berets Asked Us to Find a Concealed .51-Caliber Machine Gun 21. Flat Tire and a Ride in a Loach with the 1/9th Cavalry Scout Platoon 22. Black Knight 22, You Have Two Bogeys Approaching from the Rear 23. Cats Supposedly Have Nine Lives, How Many Do People Have? I Used Six or More of Mine on One Mission 24. UFO and Something Else 25. Vertigo, 37 mm Anti-Aircraft Guns, GCA Foul-Up and Trucks in the Michelin Rubber Plantation 26. Incoming, and No, Lieutenant, You Cannot Fly Under That Bridge 27. Short-Timer and Finally Home 28. Military Awards and Service History Index
Table of Contents Preface: Vietnam, May 1968-May 1969 Introduction 1. The Letter 2. Oakland, California: One of the Gateways to Vietnam 3. First Mission 4. The Outhouse Transaction 5. The Rats versus McMann 6. A Typical Day: There Was No Such Thing; Sometimes They Don't Miss Their Target 7. Dad, Can I Use the Family Car? 8. Tents versus Hooches 9. Midnight Requisitions Courtesy of the United States Marine Corps 10. He Said That He Would Not Be Going Home 11. The Marines and the Boomerang Does Come Back 12. The Royal Australian Air Force 13. Moonlight, B-52s and Battleship 14. LZ in the Morning and Jungle Clearings 15. All Three Landing Gear Wheels Are Supposed to Come Down, Aren't They? 16. The Thief at An Khe 17. The Big Move South 18. Haka 19. Guard Duty, Vung Tau Style 20. The Green Berets Asked Us to Find a Concealed .51-Caliber Machine Gun 21. Flat Tire and a Ride in a Loach with the 1/9th Cavalry Scout Platoon 22. Black Knight 22, You Have Two Bogeys Approaching from the Rear 23. Cats Supposedly Have Nine Lives, How Many Do People Have? I Used Six or More of Mine on One Mission 24. UFO and Something Else 25. Vertigo, 37 mm Anti-Aircraft Guns, GCA Foul-Up and Trucks in the Michelin Rubber Plantation 26. Incoming, and No, Lieutenant, You Cannot Fly Under That Bridge 27. Short-Timer and Finally Home 28. Military Awards and Service History Index
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