The Rescue of Bat 21 |
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| Author:
| Whitcomb, Darrel D. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61251-584-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2014 |
| Publisher: | Naval Institute Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $31.90 |
Book Description:
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When his electronic warfare plane - call sign Bat 21 - was shot down in April 1972, Air Force navigator Iceal ""Gene"" Hambleton parachuted into the middle of a North Vietnamese invasion force and set off the biggest and most controversial air rescue effort of the Vietnam War. Now, after twenty-five years of official secrecy, the story of that dangerous and costly rescue is revealed for the first time.
When his electronic warfare plane - call sign Bat 21 - was shot down in April 1972, Air Force navigator Iceal ""Gene"" Hambleton parachuted into the middle of a North Vietnamese invasion force and set off the biggest and most controversial air rescue effort of the Vietnam War. Now, after twenty-five years of official secrecy, the story of that dangerous and costly rescue is revealed for the first time.