Sam Mcgowan: 2 books
Trash Haulers
The Story of the C-130 Hercules Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlift Mission
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
On August 23, 1954 the most successful airplane in aviation history took to the skies on its maiden flight. A little over two years later the first operational airplanes were delivered to the 463rd Troop Carrier Wing at Ardmore AFB, Oklahoma. Over the next 21 years Tactical Air Command, United States...
Anything, Anywhere, Anytime
Tactical Airlift in the Us Army Air Forces and Us Air Force from World War Ii to Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2012
In December, 1941 US Army pilots began hauling passengers and cargo around the Philippines after the Japanese attack on Clark Field, thus beginning one of the most important air force missions of World War II. As America greared up to fight the war, dozens of what came to be known as troop carrier...