On May 14, 1967, a US Navy F-4B Phantom II jet, flown by Ev Southwick and Jack Rollins, launched from the USS Kitty Hawk. Their F-4 was rendered disabled while flying a mission against the formidable air defenses of the Thanh Hoa Bridge in North Vietnam. They did not return to their carrier. The two airmen ejected and were taken prisoner.Phantom in the River is the account of the plane's flight and mission to destroy the Thanh Hoa Bridge- a site where air defenses were formidable and quite a few Americans were shot down- and of the two pilots' heroic survival. Also included is the story of the author's trip to Vietnam in 2004. Along with the two Navy airmen, the group reunite with the wreckage of the pilots' Phantom. What results is an emotional visit to the bridge and site of their capture 37 years earlier.These two pilot's have never spoken about their mission before, until now. This is their account of what really happened.
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Da: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Da: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Da: Calliopebooks, Potomac, MD, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 2010 Hellcat Press Stated first edition. Clean tight and bright. Cover is clean and spine is smooth. Codice articolo SKU1017766
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Da: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: As New. First Edition, First Printing. 218p. A softcover book in fine condition. Like new except for two creased page corners. Clean and tight. Account of the near-tragic mission of an F-4B Phantom II to attack the Thanh Hoa Bridge during the Vietnam War. Codice articolo 310731
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Da: CJ's Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
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Da: Pegasus Books, Farmington Hills, MI, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: New. First Edition. B&W Illustrations; 8.8 X 6.0 X 0.6 inches; xiii, 218 pages; Soft cover has brown spine with white lettering. NEW. Includes 50+ b/w photographs. 'On May 14, 1967, a US Navy F-4B Phantom II jet, flown by Ev Southwick and Jack Rollins, launched from the USS Kitty Hawk. Their F-4 was rendered disabled while flying a mission against the formidable air defenses of the Thanh Hoa Bridge in North Vietnam.true, detailed account of the two airmen, their harrowing mission and survival, and their plane--the F-4B Phantom II--a masterpiece of American aviation the Vietnamese referred to as Con ma. '. Codice articolo 12498
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Da: Military Books, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: Fine. 1st. 1st ed. 218p. Photos. Wraps. Fine copy. Codice articolo 59-1334
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Da: The Anthropologists Closet, West Des Moines, IA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: New. New softcover in glossy printed wraps. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes appendix and photos. 232 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. In the early afternoon of May 14, 1967, a U.S. Navy F-4B Phantom II fighter jet, flown by Ev Southwick and Jack Rollins, launched from the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier sailing in the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of North Vietnam. As part of a massive aerial attack against the infamous Thanh Hoa Bridge south of Hanoi, in an area known to American airmen as "Route Package IV," Southwick and Rollins flew a flak suppression mission against the bridge's formidable air defenses. Their Phantom came under deadly antiaircraft fire. The two men never returned to the carrier. Phantom in the River is the true, detailed account of the two airmen, their harrowing mission and survival, and their plane - the F-4B Phantom II - a masterpiece of American aviation the Vietnamese referred to as Con ma. Includes more than 50 rare photographs. Codice articolo 200510
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Da: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 175 pages. 8.90x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock. Codice articolo 1555716644
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