The 388th Tactical Fighter Wing at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base 1972 by Don Logan, Hardcover, 9780887407987 | Buy online at Moby the Great

The 388th Tactical Fighter Wing at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base 1972

at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base 1972

Author: Don Logan  

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This new book covers the 388th TFW; a Composite Wing based at Korat RTAFB, Thailand, consisting of fighters, Wild Weasel aircraft, airborne jamming aircraft and AWACS aircraft. The author flew 133 combat missions in Southeast Asia in 1972, and was assigned to the 469th TFS, one of the two F-4E squadrons of the 388th TFW. The book discusses in detail the Wing, the Squadrons and the aircraft they flew: the F-4. F-105G Wild Weasel, A-7D, EB-66, EC-121, and C-130. Also covered are the mission types, as well as operations of the Wing during the Linebacker Campaign over North Vietnam. Narratives of all the 388th MiG kills and aircraft losses during 1972 are included. The book contains over 170 color and black and white photographs taken by the author, as well as theatre maps. A selection of official and unofficial flight suit patches is also included. Don Logan is also the author of Rockwell B-1B: SAC's Last Bomber, and Northrop's T-38 Talon: A Pictorial History(both titles are available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.). 170 photos

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About the Author

Don Logan joined the USAF in August 1969, and flew 133 combat missions as an F-4E WSO in Vietnam, and later as a right-seater in the F-111A at Nellis AFB. In October 1978, he started his employment at Boeing as a Military Flight Manual/Weapon Delivery manual writer, retiring in 2002. He continues to photograph and write on military aircraft subjects.

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Product Details

Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Published
6th January 1997
Format
Hardcover
Pages
128
ISBN
9780887407987

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