Spectre gunner

Description:

"This is the true story of Master Sergeant David M. Burns, an aerial gunner assigned to the deadliest squadron in Air Force history. Aboard the AC-130 Spectre gunship, he flew a total of 287 combat missions over Laos, South Vietnam, and Cambodia, in pursuit of the truck traffic coming down the Ho Chi Minh Trail. His squadron destroyed more than fifteen thousand trucks loaded with war munitions destined for South Vietnam and Cambodia. Despite heavy and constant anti-aircraft and missile fire, the loss of six aircraft and the lives of fifty-two men, the crew never waivered in its dedication to the mission."--Page 4 of cover.

subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975,  American Aerial operations,  Spectre (Gunship),  History,  Biography,  Aerial gunners,  Air interdiction,  American Personal narratives,  United States. Air Force,  United States,  United States. Air Force. Special Operations Squadron, 16th,  Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base

People: David M. Burns Master Sergeant

Places: Ho Chi Minh Trail,  Thailand

Times: 20th century