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#1426176 in Books Hinton Charles W 2014-10-07Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .54 x 6.00l; #File Name: 1495333426238 pagesKorea A Short Time in a Small War A Combat Story in the B 26 in the Korean War
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A fellow navigator's commentsBy Joanan SmithCharles Hinton's book; KOREA-A Short Time in a Small War; is an excellent read and tells it how it was in the 13th Bomb Squadron during Charlie's tour in Korea. It gives good insight and prospective into night operations of the Forgotten Warriors of the Forgotten War. I flew as a Navigator-Bombardier in the 37th Bomb Squadron in the closing days of the war and consider this a good read and a book that should be a part of the military library of anyone who follows or wants to follow the Korean War. It tells it like it was. We flew obsolete aircraft; at night at low levels without benefit of any navigational aid other than a window. If you want to know how it feels to get "down and dirty" in the dark -this is your book.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. ... book takes us back to air power before laser-guided smart bombs. Hinton’s book tells in vivid images the ...By Anne AblettThis superbly written book takes us back to air power before laser-guided smart bombs. Hinton’s book tells in vivid images the role of the B-26 “Invader†flying in mountainous terrain at night and low level to halt the movement of supplies to the front during the Korean War. His book reveals how Hinton lived with his own fears and occasional shortcomings to fly 50 combat missions in conditions and situations so foreign to today’s environment. His diary and letters prompt accurate memories of those early months of the Korean conflict. Readers have the opportunity to mentally experience the valor; the dedication; and the determination the aircrews displayed in attacking trucks and rail traffic in spite of the opposing hail of bullets and flak. This book enables readers to be see and to feel those days in Korea as U.S. and some United Nations forces fought to contain the expansion of communism. I also navigated the B-26 in the 13th Bomb Squadron during and after the final stages of the Korean War before the Armistice. If you haven’t been there; this read will certainly take you there. If you are; or have been; a pilot you will appreciate night flight sometimes as slow as 20 to 50 above the terrain while you unload a mixed bomb load and squeeze off armor piercing rounds from 14 forward-firing 50 caliber machine guns during a 60 second attack run against an enemy locomotive and cars. You will also feel the crew’s anxiety as the enemy hoses the aircraft with fire power of their own. Korea was fought to help the good guys and stop the bad guys. Read it; and be there with those who flew and fought.Ken Ablett March 7; 20150 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I found the author's missions pretty tame compared to the ones I flewBy Lone HaranguerIt brought back many memories as I was a B-26 gunner in that same squadron (13th Bomb Squadron) from Nov 1st 1952 to May 11th 1953 and flew a complete tour of 50 missions. I was still 18 years old when my missions started.The major gripe I had with the book was that the author bypassed combat crew training school; (through no fault of his own) and was not assigned to a specific crew and therefore never had the opportunity to bond with a certain pilot and gunner.He never mentioned that while officers were assigned by the Air Force; ALL the gunners were volunteers. A difference worth mentioning. If a gunner got cold feet; he was taken off flying status; his tour extended to a full year and he was given a job in the bomb dump; supply room or transferred to another assignment. Officers who refused to fly were usually scheduled for a court martial.I found the author's missions pretty tame compared to the ones I flew. My pilot (and navigator) were both WWII vets who had flown combat tours and weren't spooked by flak. They felt that as long as we were risking our lives we should be getting some results for our efforts. Until he passed away a few years ago; my navigator (Bill Musladin who was 94 when he passed) chatted and reminisced every morning. He was living in a home for the elderly in Sacramento. I last spoke with my pilot (Tom Flake) on the day the Korean War Memorial was dedicated. He died not long after. He was a test pilot for Boeing after he left the military.I'm glad Charlie Hinton kept notes and wrote the book. Finally some recognition for a small war that was plenty deadly.
