Adak: The Rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586 - Softcover

Jampoler, Andrew C A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1591144108 ISBN 13: 9781591144106

Publisher: Naval Institute Press, 2011

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Andrew C. A. Jampoler spent nearly twenty-five years as an active duty naval aviator including a year on the ground in Vietnam, command of a squadron and a naval air station, and service on several high level staffs. He is the author of six other Naval Institute Press books, beginning with Adak in 2003 and most recently Congo.

Review:

"...an engaging and readable book." -- Alaska History, Spring/Fall 2003

"Andrew Jampoler... has spun a memorable tale... overall'Adak' is an adventure story to rival the best you've ever read." -- Daniel Ford, The Wall Street Journal, May 16, 2003

About this edition

• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1591144108
• ISBN 13: 9781591144106
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240