Da Nang Diary: A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Flying with SOG

Reading Level
Grade 10
Time to Read
9 hrs 27 mins

Reading Level

What is the reading level of Da Nang Diary: A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Flying with SOG?

Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Da Nang Diary: A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Flying with SOG is 9th and 10th grade.

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Da Nang Diary: A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Flying with SOG

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Flesch Kincaid Scale Grade 9
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Reading Time

9 hrs 27 mins

How long to read Da Nang Diary: A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Flying with SOG?

The estimated word count of Da Nang Diary: A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Flying with SOG is 141,670 words.

A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 9 hrs 27 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 15 hrs 45 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 5 hrs 15 mins.

Da Nang Diary: A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Flying with SOG - 141,670 words
Reading Speed Time to Read
Slow 150 words/min 15 hrs 45 mins
Average 250 words/min 9 hrs 27 mins
Fast 450 words/min 5 hrs 15 mins
Da Nang Diary: A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Flying with SOG by Col. Thomas R Yarborough
Authors
Col. Thomas R Yarborough

More about Da Nang Diary: A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Flying with SOG

141,670 words

Word Count

for Da Nang Diary: A Forward Air Controller's Gunsight View of Flying with SOG

376 pages

Pages
Hardcover: 376 pages
Paperback: 356 pages

15 hours and 14 minutes

Audiobook length


Description

Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal BEST MEMOIR OF 2014. Originally published in 1990, this classic work has now been revised and updated with 50,000 words of additional narrative and previously unpublished photos. It is the story of how, in Vietnam, an elite group of Air Force pilots fought a secret air war in Cessna 0-2 and OV-10 Bronco prop planes—flying as low as they could get. The eyes and ears of the fast-moving jets who rained death and destruction down on enemy positions, the Forward Air Controller made an art form out of an air strike—knowing the targets, knowing where friendly troops were, and reacting with split-second, life and death decisions as a battle unfolded.The expertise of the low, slow FACs, as well as the hazard attendant to their role, made for a unique birds-eye perspective on how the entire war in Vietnam unfolded. For Tom Yarborough, who logged 1,500 hours of combat flying time, the risk was constant, intense and electrifying. A member of the super-secret “Prairie Fire” unit, Yarborough became one of the most frequently shot-up pilots flying out of Da Nang—engaging in a series of dangerous secret missions in Laos. In this work, the reader flies in the cockpit alongside Yarborough in his adrenaline-pumping chronicle of heroism, danger and wartime brotherhood. From the rescuing of downed pilots to taking out enemy positions, to the most harrowing extended missions directly overhead of the NVA, here is the dedication, courage and skill of the fliers who took the war into the enemy's backyard.Colonel Tom Yarborough, USAF (ret.) served in the Air Force for thirty years in a variety of flying and staff assignments. A command pilot, during his two Vietnam tours as a forward air controller, he earned thirty combat decorations, including the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. He currently lives in Springfield, Virginia, where he maintains ties to the academic community as an adjunct history professor at Northern Virginia Community College.Table of ContentsIntroductionPrologue: June 30, 1970Map: Area of Operations1. Indoctrination of a Rookie2. Across the Fence3. X-Ray Mission: Laos4. Prairie Fire5. Rescue at Route 9666. lessons in Judgment7. Standing Up in a Hammock8. Outside the Envelope9. The Covey Bomb Dump10. All Points of the Compass11. Valley of the Shadow of Death12. SAR on the Trail13. The Year of Fifty-Three WeeksEpilogue: August 15, 1973Where are they Now?GlossaryBibliographyIndex