Pop a smoke : memoir of a Marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam / Rick Gehweiler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gehweiler, Rick, 1944- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Aerial operations, American.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American.

Helicopter pilots--United States--Biography.

Helicopter pilots.

Helicopter pilots--Vietnam--Biography.

Youngstown (N.Y.)--Biography.

Youngstown (N.Y.).

Military operations, Aerial--American.

Gehweiler, Rick, 1944-.

Gehweiler, Rick.

United States. Marine Corps. Medium Helicopter Squadron, 362--Biography.

United States.

Vietnam.

Genre:

Biographies.

Personal narratives -- American.

Physical Description:

x, 172 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]

Summary:

"By 1969, the Sikorski H-34 was an older helicopter with severe limitations for combat duty in Vietnam. For pilots like U.S. Marine Lieutenant Rick Gehweiler, the good news was it could still take significant damage and keep flying. His vivid memoir narrates his harrowing, at times deadly flight missions under fire, as experienced in the cockpit, along with anecdotes of tragedy and humor from his 13-month tour through Da Nang and Phu Bai"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Pop Smoke

2. The Beginning

3. Quantico

4. Pensacola

5. The Edge of the Envelope

6. Phu Bai

7. Water Buffalo

8. The Sikorsky Bounce

9. Flying for the ROKs

10. Incoming or Outgoing?

11. Hill 818

12. The Twilight Zone

13. Final Days

14. Departure

15. Boat Ride from Hell

16. Coming Home

17. You Can Run but You Cannot Hide.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781476688640

1476688648

OCLC:

1291876157

Publisher Number:

99991143775