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Sailors in the Sky - Memoir of a Navy Aircrewman in the Korean War (Paperback) Loot Price: R487
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Sailors in the Sky - Memoir of a Navy Aircrewman in the Korean War (Paperback): Jack Sauter

Sailors in the Sky - Memoir of a Navy Aircrewman in the Korean War (Paperback)

Jack Sauter; Foreword by Edward Peary Stafford

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"On previous flight ops, when a launch was delayed, we usually passed the time telling jokes or exchanging the latest scuttlebutt. Tonight was different. Each of us sat silently with our own thoughts. All of us, I'm sure, made impossible promises to God, and I was one of them. My gut was wound so tight, it was hard to breathe, no less talk. For the umpteenth time, I tightened the harness of my chute. I remember praying, 'Whatever else happens, don't make me bail out of this thing '"
With little to no recognition from the general public, navy enlisted aircrewmen performed heroically in the Korean War. Manning radios and radar, they were indispensable to the success of missions. Aviation Electronics Technician Second Class Jack Sauter was one such aircrewman. Assigned to the USS "Midway" and the USS "Lake Champlain," he flew twenty-one early warning and antisubmarine missions from the backseat of a Douglas Skyraider with Task Force 77 off Korea in support of our troops.
From the excitement and thrill of being catapulted from the deck of an aircraft carrier to the tedium of service at sea, the author describes in detail his service in the Korean air war.

General

Imprint: Bison Books
Country of origin: United States
Release date: September 2011
First published: November 2011
Authors: Jack Sauter
Foreword by: Edward Peary Stafford
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 978-0-8032-3831-2
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Air forces & warfare
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Biography > General
LSN: 0-8032-3831-2
Barcode: 9780803238312

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