Caribou Airlines: A History of USAF C-7A Caribou Operations in Vietnam Vol. 3: Ben Het: 1969 - Softcover

Hanavan Jr, Col. Pat

Softcover

ISBN 10: 150087485X ISBN 13: 9781500874858

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

Caribou Airlines is a detailed history of USAF C-7A operations in Vietnam. It is about aircrews, crew chiefs, maintenance officers, line chiefs, phase inspection personnel, maintainers, specialty shop personnel, supply personnel, personal equipment specialists, commanders, staff personnel, etc. They made it possible to deliver troops, rations, guns, ammunition, beer, equipment, animals, soda, etc. to hundreds of bases on the battlefields of Vietnam. The 483rd Tactical Airlift Wing and its units were not an airline, per se. They were tasked with supporting Army and Marine units and other customers with air-landed and air dropped supplies using pre-defined, emergency, and opportune sorties to front line locations where the supplies were needed. The history of the Military Advisory Command, Vietnam (MACV); C-7A Caribou Association newsletters; citations of awards and decorations; and personal stories of those involved provide the context for this book.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 150087485X
• ISBN 13: 9781500874858
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 402