Pop a Smoke: Memoir of a Marine Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam - Softcover

Gehweiler, Rick

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9781476688640: Pop a Smoke: Memoir of a Marine Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1476688648 ISBN 13: 9781476688640
Publisher: McFarland, 2022

Synopsis

By 1969, the Sikorski H-34 was an older helicopter with severe limitations for combat duty in Vietnam. For pilots like U.S. Marine Lieutenant Rick Gehweiler, the good news was it could still take significant damage and keep flying. His vivid memoir narrates his harrowing, at times deadly flight missions under fire, as experienced in the cockpit, along with anecdotes of tragedy and humor from his 13-month tour through Da Nang and Phu Bai.

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About the Author

Rick Gehweiler graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1967, attended Marine Corp Officer Candidate School at Quantico, Virginia, earned his navy wings in Pensacola, Florida, and served a tour in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot flying combat missions. He currently manages a fly fishing lodge on the Bighorn River in Montana.

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Publisher
McFarland
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1476688648
ISBN 13 
9781476688640
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
182
Rating
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