Runway Visions: An American C-130 Pilot's Memoir of Combat Airlift Operations in Southeast Asia, 1967-1968

by David Kirk Vaughan

Overview

In February 1967, Air Force Lieutenant Vaughan arrived at Ching Chuan Kang Air Base in Taiwan to begin 14 months as a C-130 Hercules pilot, airlifting supplies and troops throughout southeast Asia. Feeling well suited, Vaughan had volunteered for the duty, but little had he realized the pressure associated with flying the heavy cargo plane under combat conditions and taking off and landing on the short runways that dotted the Vietnamese countryside. Among his most harrowing duties was the aerial resupply of the Marine base at Khe Sanh during the most intense action of the Tet Offensive. This is the story of an Air Force pilot's progression from inexperienced flyer to veteran crew member and how he came of age under combat conditions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786462643
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	06/21/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	205
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

David Kirk Vaughan is a retired Air Force officer and educator. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.
David K. Vaughan is a retired Air Force officer and educator. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.

Editorial Reviews

a fascinating book about a little-known aspect of the Southeast Asian conflict”—Flight Journal; “nails the Vietnam War airlift experience with the precision of a perfect assault landing...straightforward...selfless accuracy”—Air Power History.

From the Publisher

"nails the Vietnam War airlift experience with the precision of a perfect assault landing...straightforward...selfless accuracy"

Air Power History

a fascinating book about a little-known aspect of the Southeast Asian conflict

Flight Journal