Flying from the Black Hole
Subtitle: the B-52 bombardiers of Vietnam
By: Robert O. Harder.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781591143598
Subjects: Harder, Robert O; United States. -- Air Force -- Biography; United States. -- Air Force -- History -- Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Aerial operations, American; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American; Bombardiers -- United States -- Biography; B-52 bomber -- History -- 20th century; Bombardiers -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century; Bombardiers -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Navigation (Aeronautics) -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century
Genres: Personal narratives, American; Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: The poor players; title: Operation Linebacker Two : the first day; title: A booming sound; title: The big ugly feller; title: LeMay; title: Early navigators and bomb aimers; title: Training the Cold War Magellan; title: Stratofortress bombardier training; title: Welcome to the big leagues; title: Getting SAC-emcised; title: Turning on the Arc Light; title: First combat mission; title: The Southeast Asian war games; title: Back to SAC; title: Won't somebody please turn out the Arc Light?; title: December 18/19, 1972 : Linebacker Two's first day; title: The third day; title: Getting smart... and finishing them off; title: The twenty-first century Buf/BUFF.