
Da Nang Diary
A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Flying with SOG
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Narrated by:
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Sean Runnette
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By:
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Tom Yarborough
Da Nang Diary is the story of how, in Vietnam, an elite group of Air Force pilots fought a secret air war in Cessna 0-2 and OV-10 Bronco prop planes - flying as low as they could get. The eyes and ears of the fast-moving jets who rained death and destruction down on enemy positions, the forward air controller made an art form out of an air strike - knowing the targets, knowing where friendly troops were, and reacting with split-second, life-and-death decisions as a battle unfolded.
The expertise of the low, slow FACs, as well as the hazard attendant to their role, made for a unique bird's-eye perspective on how the entire war in Vietnam unfolded. For Tom Yarborough, who logged 1,500 hours of combat flying time, the risk was constant, intense, and electrifying. A member of the super-secret "Prairie Fire" unit, Yarborough became one of the most frequently shot-up pilots flying out of Da Nang - engaging in a series of dangerous secret missions in Laos. In this work, the listener flies in the cockpit alongside Yarborough in his adrenaline-pumping chronicle of heroism, danger, and wartime brotherhood. From the rescuing of downed pilots to taking out enemy positions, to the most harrowing extended missions directly overhead of the NVA, here is the dedication, courage, and skill of the fliers who took the war into the enemy's backyard.
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Read this bloody great story...pure gold.
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Great audiobook!
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great
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tales you never know
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and as always, Sean Renette could read the phone book and make it sound great.
A thoughtful and introspective look at the most dangerous jobs
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Great detail from a SOG pilot
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This story places the reader inside the cockpit, right next to Captain Yarborough, to the point that one can feel the G-stresses as he pulls tight turns to outrun groundfire. It's a story that many of us have wondered about, seeing FAC aircraft, along with SF teams suspended beneath choppers on rope ladders, returning from missions "over the fence" on the other side of the DMZ. The book is a valuable companion to Nick Brokenhausen's books "We Few" and "Whispers in the Tall Grass" in which he describes the top secret ground operations of the MACV SOG SF and indigenous teams he operated with during the Viet Nam War. All three books are extremely intense, to the point that they may trigger some vets.
A Captivating Biography of Intense Air Combat
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great story, great history
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