Review: FLYING BELOW THE RADAR
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 12, 2014
I have read many books about Rolling Thunder, etc. This book is at the top of them all. The story line is very complete from start to end. Technically, it is spot on. From having watched 100's of air strikes in Khe Sanh valley during Niagara & Pegasus, I have seen the heavy movers evading heavy flak while flying at tree top high(only if there had been any trees still standing)to drop snake & nape. The Air Force, Marines & Navy fighter/bombers had their different training so it was apparent in the way they attacked. I saw three jets shot down but we fly out & got two of the pilots(the least we could do for pilots that were protecting us). A good number of jets & prop planes left smoking and/or losing fuel. A lot of the jets were fragged to bomb our targets as they were returning from the North with full ordnance due to targets being clouded in or whatever, so I must assume that is how they flew up North. So I got to see how they flew at Mach 1(if they could fly Mach 1 or higher) thru every size flak from 12.7 to 130 mm. It looked like what the B-17's & B-24's flew thru over Germany. So I end this comment with a strong recommendation to read this book. God Bless those pilots, they helped keep the NVA off balance.