Adak : The Rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586

Name: Adak
Brand: Naval Institute Press
SKU: 9781591144106
Price: 3400 KES
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ISBN: 9781591144106

by Andrew C. A. Jampoler

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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 & survival True stories of heroism, endurance and survival Naval forces and warfare Naval 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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