The Phantom Vietnam War: An F-4 Pilot’s Combat over Laos
Description:
David R. “Buff” Honodel was a cocky young man with an inflated self-image when he arrived in 1969 at his base in Udorn, Thailand. His war was not in Vietnam; it was a secret one in the skies of a neighboring country almost unknown in America, attacking the Ho Chi Minh Trail that fed soldiers and supplies from North Vietnam into the South. Stateside he learned the art of flying the F-4, but in combat, the bomb-loaded fighter handled differently, targets shot back, and people suffered. Inert trai…
more
Date:
September 2018
Creator:
Honodel, David R.
Item Type:
Refine your search to only
Book
Partner:
UNT Press