Sailors in the Sky: Memoir of a Navy Aircrewman in the Korean War

by Jack Sauter

"On previous flight ops, when a launch was delayed, we usually passed the time telling jokes or exchanging the latest scuttlebutt. Tonight was different. Each of us sat silently with our own thoughts. All of us, I'm sure, made impossible promises to God, and I was one of them. My gut was wound so tight, it was hard to breathe, no less talk. For the umpteenth time, I tightened the harness of my chute. I remember praying, 'Whatever else happens, don't...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803238312
• ISBN13: 9780803238312
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"