Combat Talons in Vietnam :: recovering a covert special ops crew /
Combat Talons in Vietnam is a personal account of the first use of C-130s in the Vietnam War. It provides an insider?s view of crew training and classified missions for this technologically advanced aircraft. Many covert missions over North Vietnam were successful, but one night, John Gargus, a miss...
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[2017]
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| Ausgabe: | First edition. |
| Schriftenreihe: | Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ;
no. 154. |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Combat Talons in Vietnam is a personal account of the first use of C-130s in the Vietnam War. It provides an insider?s view of crew training and classified missions for this technologically advanced aircraft. Many covert missions over North Vietnam were successful, but one night, John Gargus, a mission planner, oversaw an operation in which the aircraft?carrying eleven crewmembers?failed to return from a nighttime mission. For thirty years, a search for the missing aircraft remained in progress. In the late 1990s, the Combat Talon veteran community at Hurlburt Field in Florida, still uncertain of the full story, decided to dedicate a memorial to the lost crew. When wartime mission records were declassified, Gargus embarked on a long journey of inquiry, research, and puzzle-solving to reconstruct the events of that mission and the fate of its crew. He discovered that the wreckage of the plane had been found in 1992 and that the remains of the crew were being held in Hawaii. Through numerous Freedom of Information Act requests, interviews, and site visits, Gargus sought to answer the question of why it took so long to find the wreckage and, more importantly, why the special operations command units were left uninformed. By 2000, the remains were relocated to a common grave at Arlington National Cemetery at last providing a measure of closure to family, friends, and comrades. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 162349513X 9781623495138 |
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| publishDate | 2017 |
| publishDateSearch | 2017 |
| publishDateSort | 2017 |
| publisher | Texas A & M University Press, |
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| series | Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; |
| series2 | Williams-Ford Texas A & M University military history series ; |
| spelling | Gargus, John, author. Combat Talons in Vietnam : recovering a covert special ops crew / John Gargus. First edition. College Station, Texas : Texas A & M University Press, [2017] 1 online resource (1 volume) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Williams-Ford Texas A & M University military history series ; number 154 Includes bibliographical references and index. Attraction to special operations -- Stray Goose training -- Vietnam -- Nha Trang facilities -- Realities of war -- Daddy is coming home! -- Crash site recovery -- Official information sources -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: The last mission of Combat Talon's S-01 crew -- Appendix B: Transcribed teletype messages -- Appendix C: Combat Talon aircraft losses. Print version record. Combat Talons in Vietnam is a personal account of the first use of C-130s in the Vietnam War. It provides an insider?s view of crew training and classified missions for this technologically advanced aircraft. Many covert missions over North Vietnam were successful, but one night, John Gargus, a mission planner, oversaw an operation in which the aircraft?carrying eleven crewmembers?failed to return from a nighttime mission. For thirty years, a search for the missing aircraft remained in progress. In the late 1990s, the Combat Talon veteran community at Hurlburt Field in Florida, still uncertain of the full story, decided to dedicate a memorial to the lost crew. When wartime mission records were declassified, Gargus embarked on a long journey of inquiry, research, and puzzle-solving to reconstruct the events of that mission and the fate of its crew. He discovered that the wreckage of the plane had been found in 1992 and that the remains of the crew were being held in Hawaii. Through numerous Freedom of Information Act requests, interviews, and site visits, Gargus sought to answer the question of why it took so long to find the wreckage and, more importantly, why the special operations command units were left uninformed. By 2000, the remains were relocated to a common grave at Arlington National Cemetery at last providing a measure of closure to family, friends, and comrades. Gargus, John. United States. Air Force History Vietnam War, 1961-1975. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140579 United States. Air Force fast Airmen United States Biography. Hercules (Turboprop transports) History 20th century. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Casualties United States. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Missing in action United States. Special operations (Military science) Vietnam. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Aerial operations, American. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85143278 Aviateurs (Militaires) États-Unis Biographies. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Pertes États-Unis. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Disparus au combat États-Unis. Opérations spéciales (Science militaire) Viêt-nam. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Opérations aériennes américaines. History / Military / Veterans. bisacsh History / Military / Vietnam War. bisacsh Biography & Autobiography / Military. bisacsh Airmen fast Battle casualties fast Hercules (Turboprop transports) fast Military operations, Aerial American fast Missing in action fast Special operations (Military science) fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq Vietnam fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjhFyhTBdYgGbRpV6YwYP Vietnam War (1961-1975) fast (OCoLC)fst01431664 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9HVwcPb3whDTtrg7b 1900-1999 fast Electronic books. Biographies fast History fast has work: Combat Talons in Vietnam (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFB74jRjdtRHtmPkmCbFjC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Gargus, John. Combat Talons in Vietnam. First edition. College Station, Texas : Texas A & M University Press, [2017] (DLC) 2016046716 Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 154. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008175217 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2222161 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Gargus, John Combat Talons in Vietnam : recovering a covert special ops crew / Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; Attraction to special operations -- Stray Goose training -- Vietnam -- Nha Trang facilities -- Realities of war -- Daddy is coming home! -- Crash site recovery -- Official information sources -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: The last mission of Combat Talon's S-01 crew -- Appendix B: Transcribed teletype messages -- Appendix C: Combat Talon aircraft losses. Gargus, John. United States. Air Force History Vietnam War, 1961-1975. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140579 United States. Air Force fast Airmen United States Biography. Hercules (Turboprop transports) History 20th century. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Casualties United States. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Missing in action United States. Special operations (Military science) Vietnam. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Aerial operations, American. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85143278 Aviateurs (Militaires) États-Unis Biographies. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Pertes États-Unis. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Disparus au combat États-Unis. Opérations spéciales (Science militaire) Viêt-nam. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Opérations aériennes américaines. History / Military / Veterans. bisacsh History / Military / Vietnam War. bisacsh Biography & Autobiography / Military. bisacsh Airmen fast Battle casualties fast Hercules (Turboprop transports) fast Military operations, Aerial American fast Missing in action fast Special operations (Military science) fast |
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| title_full | Combat Talons in Vietnam : recovering a covert special ops crew / John Gargus. |
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| topic | Gargus, John. United States. Air Force History Vietnam War, 1961-1975. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140579 United States. Air Force fast Airmen United States Biography. Hercules (Turboprop transports) History 20th century. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Casualties United States. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Missing in action United States. Special operations (Military science) Vietnam. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Aerial operations, American. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85143278 Aviateurs (Militaires) États-Unis Biographies. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Pertes États-Unis. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Disparus au combat États-Unis. Opérations spéciales (Science militaire) Viêt-nam. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Opérations aériennes américaines. History / Military / Veterans. bisacsh History / Military / Vietnam War. bisacsh Biography & Autobiography / Military. bisacsh Airmen fast Battle casualties fast Hercules (Turboprop transports) fast Military operations, Aerial American fast Missing in action fast Special operations (Military science) fast |
| topic_facet | Gargus, John. United States. Air Force History Vietnam War, 1961-1975. United States. Air Force Airmen United States Biography. Hercules (Turboprop transports) History 20th century. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Casualties United States. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Missing in action United States. Special operations (Military science) Vietnam. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Aerial operations, American. Aviateurs (Militaires) États-Unis Biographies. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Pertes États-Unis. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Disparus au combat États-Unis. Opérations spéciales (Science militaire) Viêt-nam. Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Opérations aériennes américaines. History / Military / Veterans. History / Military / Vietnam War. Biography & Autobiography / Military. Airmen Battle casualties Hercules (Turboprop transports) Military operations, Aerial American Missing in action Special operations (Military science) United States Vietnam Electronic books. Biographies History |
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