Flying Black Ponies
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Author_Kit Lavell
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Black Pony
Broncos
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fixed-wing aircraft
Light Attack Squadron Four
Mekong Delta
OV-10s
pilots
support missions
VAL-4
Vietnam War
Product details
- ISBN 9781591144687
- Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 15 Oct 2009
- Publisher: Naval Institute Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The tragic, the comic, the terrifying, the poignant are all part of the story of the Black Pony pilots who distinguished themselves in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War.
Flying their turboprop Broncos"down and dirty, low and slow," they destroyed more enemies and saved more allied lives with close-air support than all the other naval squadrons combined during the three years they saw action.
Author Kit Lavell was part of this squadron of"black sheep" given a chance to make something of themselves flying these dangerous missions. The U.S. Navy's only land-based attack squadron, Light Attack Squadron Four (VAL-4) flew support missions for the counter insurgency forces, SEALs, and allied units in borrowed, propeller-driven OV-10s. For fixed-wing aircraft they were dangerous, unorthodox missions, a fact readers will quickly come to appreciate.
About the Author
Kit Lavell flew 243 missions with the Black Ponies and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross. He is now a screenwriter and playwright, living in California.
Kit Lavell flew 243 missions with the Black Ponies and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross. He is now a screenwriter and playwright, living in California.
