{"product_id":"the-evolution-of-usaf-search-russell-g-ochs-9781288318711","title":"The Evolution of USAF Search and Rescue in Southeast Asia, 1961 - 1968","description":"On 23 March, 1961, an American SC-47 departed Vientiane, Laos, on a flight that was destined for Saigon, South Vietnam. While enroute, the pilot flew the intelligence gathering aircraft near a Pathet Lao encampment in an attempt to obtain information about the radio frequencies used by the insurgents. Enemy anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) hit the aircraft and brought it down near the encampment. Pathet Lao soldiers captured the sole survivor of the crash and held him prisoner for nearly a year.1 There was no rescue mission was ever launched. A little over six years later, enemy AAA shot down a USAF F-105 near the Mu Gia Pass in North Vietnam.2 However in this situation, a professional force consisting of dozens of Americans and over 15 aircraft successfully rescued the pilot and returned him to his squadron. The reason why each situation had a different outcome was due to one simple fact: the quality of search and rescue (SAR) capability available at the time in Southeast Asia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell G. Ochs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1288318715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781288318711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioscholar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.06d","brand":"Russell G. Ochs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48444503752959,"sku":"9781288318711","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bcc9e9a9-934a-4af7-9f17-0d08242ba304.jpg?v=1777212698","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-evolution-of-usaf-search-russell-g-ochs-9781288318711","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}