The story of the F-111 is not yet complete! Although the flying days of the F-111 have passed; unanswered questions still remain. The sole purpose of One-Eleven Down is to answer; Why some F-111 s never came home. Lengthy research and the merging of two U.S. Air Force careers brought together a wealth of F-111 history; and technical; but readable; explanation. The F-111 had a remarkable career as a tactical fighter. Its combat history was revived in the headlines following the brilliant anti-terrorism strike against Libya during Operation El Dorado Canyon. Overshadowed by the Stealth Fighter; the F-111 was actually the heavyweight fighter that delivered the big punch during Desert Storm. Shortly thereafter; the F-111 s career with the USAF was being drawn to a close. The final chapters of the F-111 history require a recounting of the losses. One-Eleven Down is that story.
#1930920 in Books Schiffer Publishing; Ltd. 1999-03-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.34 x .97 x 6.36l; 2.02 #File Name: 0764307576240 pages
Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Thom WA very useful book; that fills in a gap in my historical knowledge.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. From the grandson of another VB 109 MemberBy Samuel B. PiersonMy Grandfather; Lt Fredrick Theodore Pierson; also served with VB 109 as an Air Combat Intelligence Officer; I have read Buzz Miller's long out of print: I Took the Sky Road and I have a lot of copies of official photographs My Grandfather took during his service with the unit and it is nice to see some of them published.9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Factual; Entertaining and Easy To ReadBy A CustomerThis book provides excellent reporting on the missions and personnel for the squadron I flew with during World War II. Much of the information contained in this book was reported in my squadron book; "A Pictorial Record -Patrol Bombing Squadron One Hundred Nine" by Lt.T.M.Steele; but Steele's document is out of print and probably only available from '109 crewmen; like myself. Unlike the Steele publication; Alan Carey's book has much of this information summarized and tabulated and; if you are looking for something or some crewman;it's easy to find. I like that. I suppose this is one of the contributions of the book.The pictures are good and generally clear. The publisher did a good job on that because I suspect many of the pictures were copied from dark or yellowed photos offered by crewmen which would be more than 50 years old.The book should be of most interest to the living crewmen of VB-109 and VPB-109. But probably moreso to their children and the grandchildren of the crewmen. I know that to be my case; my grandchildren seem most interested in my role during WW II and this book tells most of the story at least for the combat end of it. So; my wife and I purchased one book for each of our childen with the intent that they pass the book on to our grandchildren. Then; when their grand father is gone; they will have the story. In the meantime; they may no doubt have questions which might "open grandpa up" to reveal more of his experiences that have not or may never be published.Good history books on our VB-109 and VPB-109 squadrons are out of print or very hard to find. Here is an opportunity to get essentially the same information by way of Alan C. Carey's book; "THE RELUCTANT RAIDERS".
