Little Toy Dog the Story of the Rb-47 Flyers, Capt [Hardcover]

W. L. White (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: E P Dutton (January 2000)
• ISBN-10: 0525147594
• ISBN-13: 978-0525147596
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,732,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I was a member of 55th SRW, until Aug 28, 1960 (55th AEMS), October 19, 1997

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This review is from: Little Toy Dog the Story of the Rb-47 Flyers, Capt (Hardcover)

I found this book very interesting as I was a member of 55th AEMS (armorment and electronics maintenance squadron) during the shootdown of our RB-47H. I was dicharged from service 28 AUG.,1960.There were things omitted in this document/story having to do with (sadly) political correctness. I remember Palm, Posa and McKone.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Francis Gary Powers wasn't the only one shot down in 1960, August 30, 1997

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[e-mail] (Winona Lake, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Toy Dog the Story of the Rb-47 Flyers, Capt (Hardcover)

I first read this book in 1968. How I came to read it will be explained later. This is the story of an RB-47 which was shot down in June 1960. Our side - recon mission outside Soviet airspace. Their side - we violated their airspace and refused to land. What follows is the story of the co-pilot and navigator who, as the only 2 of 6 crewmen to survive, spent the next 7 months in Lubyanka prison. This book is a profile in courage, especially the navigator, whose job it would have been to keep track of the aircraft's position. Their forgotten plight will keep the reader engrossed until finished. As I said before, I read this book the first time in 1968 after actually meeting the navigator, Major John McKone. He worked with my father while we were stationed in Germany. Where did the title come from? Read the book, if you can find a copy

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading, January 24, 1998

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[e-mail] (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Toy Dog the Story of the Rb-47 Flyers, Capt (Hardcover)

I read my father's copy of this book. My father was an Rb-47 pilot with the 55th SRW in the early 60's. His name: Jim Gilbreath. He is now deceased. I'm trying to learn more about the missions he flew. I suspect he flew in the same areas as the pilots of the doomed flight that is the subject of this book. The book is definitely worth reading if you have any interest in the Air Force's recon missions during the cold war.