A Backseat View from the Phantom: A Memoir of a Marine Radar Intercept Officer in Vietnam - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476682075ISBN-10:1476682070UPC:9781476682075Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, MilitaryBook Topic:Vietnam War, Aviation & SpaceSize:5.60 x 8.60 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCSNZJ3CN8
A Backseat View from the Phantom: A Memoir of a Marine Radar Intercept Officer in Vietnam
As a 26-year old Marine radar intercept officer (RIO), Fleet Lentz flew 131 combat missions in the back seat of the supersonic F-4 B Phantom II during the wind-down of the Vietnam War. Overcoming military regulations, he and his fellow Marines at The Rose Garden (Royal Thai Air Base Nam Phong) kept sorely needed supplies moving in while moving combat troops out of Southeast Asia. His personal an...
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Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476682075ISBN-10:1476682070UPC:9781476682075Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, MilitaryBook Topic:Vietnam War, Aviation & SpaceSize:5.60 x 8.60 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCSNZJ3CN8
Fleet S. Lentz, Jr., Col, USMCR (Ret) was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in 1969 and received his wings as a Naval Flight Officer in 1971. Assigned to the Western Pacific, he served in the Vietnam conflict in 1972-1973. After the war, he served as executive officer VMFA-112 and commanding officer of Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron/Marine Aviation...
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