Bloody Sixteen - 9781640123106

Bloody SixteenThe USS Oriskany and Air Wing 16 During the Vietnam War\nAuthor(s): Peter Fey\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Potomac Books Inc, United States\nImprint: Potomac Books Inc\nISBN-13: 9781640123106, 978-1640123106\nSynopsis\nStrategy and reality collide in Peter Feys gripping history of aircraft carrier USS Oriskanys three deployments to Vietnam with Carrier Air Wing 16 (CVW-16). Its tours coincided with the most dangerous phases of Operation Rolling Thunder, the ill-fated bombing campaign against North Vietnam, and accounted for a quarter of all the naval aircraft lost during Rolling Thunder-the highest loss rate of any carrier air wing during Vietnam.\n The Johnson administrations policy of gradually applied force meant that Oriskany arrived on station just as previous restrictions were lifted and bombing raids increased. As a result CVW-16 pilots paid a heavy price as they ventured into areas previously designated off-limits by Washington, DC. Named after one of the bloo.