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Flying from the Black Hole

The B-52 Navigator-Bombardiers of Vietnam

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Flying from the Black Hole

By: Robert O. Harder
Narrated by: Bob Souer
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Air Force navigators and bombardiers have long labored under the shadow of pilots - their contributions undervalued, misunderstood, or simply unknown to the general public. This was especially the case with the non-pilot officer aircrew in the Vietnam and Cold War-era B-52 Stratofortress.

Of the six people who operated the bomber, three wore navigator wings - two of those men were also bombardiers, the other an electronic warfare officer. Without the navigator-bombardiers in particular, executing the nuclear war strike plan or flying Southeast Asian conventional bombing sorties would have been impossible.

This book reveals who these men were and what they did down in the "Black Hole", a story told by one of their own.

©2009 United States Naval Institute (P)2018 Tantor Air Forces Armed Forces Military War Vietnam War US Air Force Aviation Imperial Japan Nuclear War
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Excellent and informative book on Vietnam and the B52’s rôle therein, Highly recommended listen.

Excellent and informative book on Vietnam and the B52’s rôle therein, Highly recommended!

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This book tells the story of group of valiant men and their machines. I'm fortunate that I spend a lot of my day alongside a B52 D. Having listened to this excellent book, I will view it and it's crew with increased admiration. I'll also be able to pass on some of the knowledge I've gained to museum visitors.

The reader really puts you in the environment of these men

A real eye opener an excellent book

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A very detailed account not only of B52 missions, but bombing in general. An informative listen😃

Very detailed

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Great narration ... Very good book
Great narration ... Very good book
Well researched... Interesting

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