{"product_id":"flight-line-thomas-r-combs-9781954163140","title":"Flight Line: The Adventures of a Vietnam Veteran AC-130 Crew Chief","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1969. Neil Armstrong walks on the moon. Upstate New York hosts an outdoor concert called Woodstock. The Vietnam war rages on. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Combs, a young man from Seattle, faces certain draft induction. He decides upon the United States Air Force as the best choice of service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen it's Basic Training, technical school for jet mechanics, assistant crew chief on a C-130 at Dyess AFB, Texas, a stint in the Middle East and eventually, he's assigned to the most prestigious squadron of aircraft in S.E. Asia: The 16th Special Operations Squadron of AC-130s. Call sign: spectre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFLIGHT LINE offers a unique \"behind-the-scenes\" look at how maintenance crews keep their airplanes flying-and fighting-all from the point of view of a seasoned Air Force Crew Chief. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas R. Combs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1954163142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954163140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hellgate Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Thomas R. Combs","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43996541157631,"sku":"9781954163140","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eac05cbc-adfa-425d-a24f-cda7babba087.jpg?v=1683342281","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/flight-line-thomas-r-combs-9781954163140","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}