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Flying Tigers Over Cambodia
- An American Pilot's Memoir of the 1975 Phnom Penh Airlift
Engelsk Paperback
Flying Tigers Over Cambodia
- An American Pilot's Memoir of the 1975 Phnom Penh Airlift
Engelsk Paperback

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At the end of World War II, a number of former American military pilots formed the "Flying Tiger Line," which soon became the world''s leading airfreight company. Its motto of "Anything, anytime, anywhere" was especially applicable in its humanitarian projects. In 1975, the Flying Tigers took part in relief efforts for Cambodians surrounded by Khmer Rouge forces. The "Ricelift" exposed the Tiger pilots to enormous risk. Though they were technically "noncombatants," all this really meant was that they couldn''t shoot back.

This is the memoir of Larry Partridge who, in his plane, nicknamed "Nancy" after his wife, flew 52 missions into Phnom Penh, delivering rice and other supplies in hostile conditions. After the collapse of Saigon and the victory of the Khmer Rouge, the ricelifts ceased. This account, from a Tiger''s-eye view, includes both history and human drama in a remarkable but completely true story.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
204
ISBN-13:
9780786407682
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0786407689
Udg. Dato:
26 dec 2000
Længde:
10mm
Bredde:
152mm
Højde:
229mm
Forlag:
McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato:
26 dec 2000
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