Warbird Information Exchange

Im looking for a good book to read about skyraider/sandy pilots in Vietnam,does anyone have a good suggestions?
Or any other good books about the Vietnam airwar for that matter.

My Secret War by Richard Drury

_________________
Eric

"I spent most of my money on alcohol, women and skyraiders....and the rest of it I just wasted."

Thanks, since you fly one Im sure you know what your talking about, im ordering it now.

Don't overlook Byron Hukee's online book, A-1 Skyraider Combat Journal, about his year with 1st SOS.

http://skyraider.org/hook/index.htm

SKYRAIDER
The Douglas A-1
"Flying Dump Truck"
By. Rosario Rausa

NavAir version

"The A-1 Skyraider in Vietnam : The Spad's Last War" by Wayne Mutza is excellent with many, many photos. It's well worth the price tag!

Also Gold Wings, Blue Sea also by Rosario Rausa who was the editor
of Naval Aviation News for a very long time.

_________________
Don't touch my junk!!

The Ravens were a CIA? group that flew recon , and FAC in Cessna 180s and T-28s, some of it was "secret"as it was in places like Laos that the U S was officailly not in. Hey, would Nixon lie? The author, Christopher Robbins, flew with us in the T-34 group for a few years. One story he told, was being interviewed by ABC's Sam Donaldson. Sam asked what they were doing there, who they worked for? The official cover was that they were "Park Service" employees. The Raven guy knew he was lying, and Sam knew he was lying, and each knew the other knew, but that was the story. As for FAC, he said if you called in a jet they'd come through at max warp and be lucky to hit the earth. If you wanted any accuracy you needed a Skyraider or similar. Of course, the slower stuff took some big losses, also.

The best overall Nam book that I know of is THE U S IN VIETNAM, authors are Kahin and Lewis.

[MOD EDIT for political content]

_________________
Bill Greenwood
Spitfire N308WK

Secret War is good stuff..

If you want the Army helo look at VN read Chickenhawk by Robert Mason.

_________________
Zane Adams
There I was at 20,000 ft, upside down and out of ammunition.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Join us for the Texas Warbird Report on WarbirdRadio.com!
http://www.facebook.com/WarbirdRadio
Listen at http://www.warbirdradio.com

Minor correction - not Cessna 180's but O-1/L-19

I had the honor of flying with one of them; RIP Craig 'Raven' Morrison

I may be wrong, but as I recall they had some C180s or 185s. They could have been Birddogs.

_________________
Bill Greenwood
Spitfire N308WK

The Raven FACs were not part of the CIA; they often shared bases with Air America. They flew O-1s, U-17s which were the military Cessna 185 and T-28s. They are a very interesting bunch of fellows; many of whom I now call my friends.

And no...I will not be baited by the political comments about that war contained herein

Good on ya', gal.

Mudge the ex-politico

_________________
Land of the free because of the brave

That was uncalled for greenwood.Cant you leave your leftist nonsense at the D A M N door?That policy is by way of the state department and the previous administrations as well.So go soak your head.

_________________
Hang The Expense

Careful troops...this may be getting close to the edge.

Mudge the cautious

("hang"...U DA MAN )

_________________
Land of the free because of the brave