tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post7734063771758943476..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Fascinating background information on the Bin Laden attack in 2011Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-51151196915147938662020-03-18T16:52:34.979-05:002020-03-18T16:52:34.979-05:00This is a very good book by a helo pilot in Nam:
...This is a very good book by a helo pilot in Nam:<br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/Chickenhawk-Robert-Mason/dp/0143035711Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-6669469289290617972020-03-18T15:10:57.918-05:002020-03-18T15:10:57.918-05:00The helo drivers clank when they walk... Just sayi...The helo drivers clank when they walk... Just sayin...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-92115019688819693752020-03-18T13:30:00.271-05:002020-03-18T13:30:00.271-05:00Helo pilots are wicked people.
And then there...Helo pilots are wicked people. <br /><br />And then there's the Son Tay Prison assault in Vietnam, where USAF helo pilots purposely crashed a fully armed HH-3E Jolly Green Giant in the center of the prison compound just to save 10 very long seconds of time, instead of flairing and landing.<br /><br />Fantastic raid, only one injury, a broken ankle, amongst the Raiders.<br /><br />Complete kill of all enemy forces.<br /><br />Too bad the prisoners were moved just a few days before.<br /><br /><br />Back to Pakistan and the raid for Osama.<br /><br />The Chinook is probably the only helo that could have survived the blast of the Blackhawk, being one of the best helicopters ever made. Fast, able to handle a huge amount of weight, and stable.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.com