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Blind Bat: C-130 Night Forward Air Controller Ho Chi Minh Trail [Hardcover]

Frederick F. Nyc (Author)

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Product Details

Hardcover: 173 pages
Publisher: Eakin Pr; 1st edition (May 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1571683011
ISBN-13: 978-1571683014
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Blind Bat Cockpit, June 15, 2000

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This book takes you to the cockpit of a C-130A flying Blind Bat flare missions. I thought I knew everything there was to know about Blind Bat, but this book proved me wrong. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. If I had to make any complaint I wish it was much longer.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Finally a book I can relate to., September 10, 2009

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I loved this book. For many years I have looked through every book about Vietnam I could find just to be disappointed that there was no documentation about my "Blind Bat" work. This could have been a story about me. My assignment to Naha AFB, Okinawa and later transfer to the 'Blind Bat' operation in Ubon, and eventual reassignment to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. This is the book I would have written.

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Excellent read and very entertaining.

I remember the "Blind Bat" missions well.

I highly recommend reading this book.

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