Adak : The Rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1591144108
ISBN-13
9781591144106
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Imprint
Naval Institute Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 29th, 2011
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
374 grams
Dimensions
15.20 x 22.80 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
True stories of heroism, endurance & survivalNaval forces & warfare
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In the tradition of great tales of men against the sea, this story offers a compelling look at courage and commitment in the face of certain tragedy. It is a powerful blend of human drama and real-life naval operations, but unlike most books in the genre, its heroes are airmen, not seamen, and most survived their ordeal.
In the tradition of great tales of men against the sea, Adak offers a compelling look at courage and commitment in the face of certain tragedy. Alfa Foxtrot 586 was a P-3 Orion on station on a sensitive Cold War mission off the Kamchatka Peninsula on 26 October 1978. When a propeller malfunction turned into an engine fire, the pilot was forced to ditch his turboprop into the empty, mountainous seas west of the Aleutian Islands. The aircraft went down in just ninety seconds, taking one of the three rafts with it. Thirteen men launched the other rafts, the smallest of which-terribly overcrowded-soon began to leak, threatening the nine men aboard. This account of the flight crew''s desperate battle against the sea, and the heroic efforts to rescue them provide an engrossing true story of survival.
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