{"product_id":"delta-fac-a-pilots-war-in-the-mekong-delta-paperback","title":"Delta Fac: A Pilot's War in the Mekong Delta - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul E. Landers  Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a young Air Force officer, Major General Paul Landers flew small Cessna O-1 aircrafts, called Bird Dogs, over the trees and rice paddies of the Mekong Delta as a forward air controller (FAC).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e His duty was to conduct reconnaissance and direct airstrikes in support of the only large US unit operating there: the Mobile Riverine Force (MRF). The MRF, combining 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and Navy Task Force 117, fought along the many rivers and canals of the Delta, seeking to regain control of that quarter of Vietnam, where over half the population lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After Tet 1968, when the MRF had driven the VC out of the major Delta cities, General Westmoreland praised the MRF, saying that \"they saved the Delta.\" Paul Landers was there. He flew more than 375 combat missions, directed hundreds of airstrikes, and helped rescue downed aircrew and save outposts under attack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is his story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMajor General Paul Landers graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1962, with the fourth class ever to attend the school.\u003cbr\u003e He served 31 years in uniform, flying as a jet instructor in the US and in Canada, as a transport pilot, and as a forward air controller in Vietnam, where he flew more than 375 combat missions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He was commander of the transport wing at Charleston AFB SC during Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada; he flew two missions taking in soldiers and supplies and returning evacuees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He was commander of 21st Air Force at McGuire AFB NJ during the first Gulf war, and was responsible for command, control and support of the airlift in Desert Shield.\u003cbr\u003e After retiring from the Air Force, he worked in Michigan for large companies in Ada and Dearborn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He and his wife currently live in east Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49144254562456,"sku":"9781665527743","price":28.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/ZXhwZTJ6MXpXN1FNcDJiak9oRkgrZz09.webp?v=1779407757","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/delta-fac-a-pilots-war-in-the-mekong-delta-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}