They had the most dangerous job n the Air Force. Now Bury Us Upside
Down reveals the never-before-told story of the Vietnam War's
top-secret jet-fighter outfit-an all-volunteer unit composed of
truly extraordinary men who flew missions from which heroes are
made.
In today's wars, computers, targeting pods, lasers, and
precision-guided bombs help FAC (forward air controller) pilots
identify and destroy targets from safe distances. But in the search
for enemy traffic on the elusive Ho Chi Minh Trail, always risking
enemy fire, capture, and death, pilots had to drop low enough to
glimpse the telltale signs of movement such as suspicious dust on
treetops or disappearing tire marks on a dirt road (indicating a
hidden truck park). Written by an accomplished journalist and
veteran, Bury Us Upside Down is the stunning story of these brave
Americans, the men who flew in the covert Operation Commando
Sabre-or "Misty"-the most innovative air operation of the war.
In missions that lasted for hours, the pilots of Misty flew zigzag
patterns searching for enemy troops, vehicles, and weapons, without
benefit of night-vision goggles, infrared devices, or other now
common sensors. What they gained in exhilarating autonomy also cost
them: of 157 pilots, 34 were shot down, 3 captured, and 7 killed.
Here is a firsthand account of courage and technical mastery under
fire. Here, too, is a tale of forbearance and loss, including the
experience of the family of a missing Misty flier-Howard K.
Williams-as they learn, after twenty-three years, that his remains
have been found.
Now that bombs are smart and remote sensors are even smarter, the
missions that the Mistys flew would now be considered no less than
suicidal. Bury Us Upside Down reminds us that for some, such
dangers simply came with the territory.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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