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The C-130 Hercules Tactical Airlift Missions 1956-1975
1988AE-75Aero/Tab Books 1988. Comprehensive classic text focuses on the actual airlift missions many of which were never released in other publications drawing from personal experiences of the author- a former C-130 mechanic loadmaster and decorated pilot in the Tactical Air Command. Includes details on the airlift of men and equipment to Beirut in 1958 during the Middle East crisis; the airlift of Indian military men and equipment into the Assam Valley in the Himalayas under presidential order; the dramtic rescue mission to free Americans and Europeans held hostage by Simba rebels in the Congo in 1964; the airlift of men and equipment into Formosa in response to the threatened invasion of the islands of Quemoy and Matsu by Communist China; the delivery of 10000-15000-pound bombs during the Vietnam War; etc. 279 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition. Pictorial Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Aero/Tab Books paperback
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