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Black Cat 2-1 by Bob Ford True story of Vietnam Helicopter Pilot Soft Cover
Black Cat 2-1 by Bob Ford
The true story of a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and is crew
Soft Cover w/flap inserts
276 pages
Copyright 2015
CONTENTS
Prologuexi
1 GOING IN HOT1
2 EARNING MY WINGS13
3 GAINING EXPERIENCE25
4 MARINE RECON35
5 AC ORDERS49
6 FOX 463
7 DAILY CHALLENGES73
8 VICTOR ZULU 1-4 81
9 A ZIPPO AND GOING FEET WET91
10 CREW, LOCALS, AND A DUSTUP103
11 VIP MISSIONS111
12 CHRISTMAS WITH BOB AND RAQUEL119
13 NEW YEARANOTHER DAY125
14 21 JAN 68135
15 72-HOUR DAY149
16 BATTLE OF HUE161
17 R&R175
18 FIRST WEEK BACK181
19 ARTICLE 15187
20 BATTALION STAFF191
21 NVA POWS197
22 EASTER CEASE-FIRE201
23 THE NUNG205
24 LAST 40 DAYS215
Epilogue223
Glossary227
Appendix237
About the Author241
Photos245
INSIDE FLAP
They came in at 2:00 a.m. without any warning. The screaming roar from the rockets' propellant was deafening, and all my senses froze as I tried to figure out what was happening. When the rockets came over our hooches on their way to our helicopters 150 meters north of our living quarters, they were no higher than one hundred feet above us. . . . At that instant, a rocket struck in the middle of the compound. . . . I was suddenly floating eight feet in the air looking down at some guy on a bunk.
In the Vietnam War, 2,197 helicopter pilots and 2,717 crew members were killed. Black Cat 2-1 is the story of one pilot who made it home and the valiant men he served with who risked their lives for the troops on the ground. Bob Ford brings readers into the Huey helicopters he flew on the missions when he and his men dared to protect and rescue.
For readers who served in Vietnam, the story of the Black Cats recreates the danger they survived. For others who know little about this war, Ford invites them into the cockpit to learn firsthand what "Black Cat 2-1" really means. For those whose voices were silenced in that faraway place or who have never told their stories, Ford creates a tribute that reads like a thriller, captures the humor of men at war, and resounds with res , ect for those who served with honor.
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