Denver Rawlings, Pilot USAF, 214 Missions, My Air War Over Vietnam - October 2016 Part 2 скачать в хорошем качестве

Denver Rawlings, Pilot USAF, 214 Missions, My Air War Over Vietnam - October 2016 Part 2

Denver Rawlings spent his first year in Vietnam flying missions as a forward air controller, primarily over Laos, dropping flares at night over the Ho Chi Minh Trail to light up targets for our fighter-bombers to hit, directing fire at other targets and sometimes providing welcome illumination to beleaguered friendly outposts. He volunteered for a second year, and flew the F-4 Phantom fighter-bomber against targets over South and North Vietnam. Rawlings was awarded 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses (awarded for "heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight”) and 19 Air Medals (awarded for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight).