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This is a? collectionof approximately 75 narratives (and numerous photos with most taken personallyby the author), related to thoughts and observations of many people andincidents? experienced in a relativelyshort military career, just 2 years and 7 months, but almost a subsequent lifetime of reflection of all!?? The Korean Air War was not all F-86 Sabresvs. Mig-15s--the unsung and obsolete B-29s (vs. Migs)? are almost asforgotten as The Korean War itself! What is NOT forgotten, nor ever will be, isthe extremely close camaraderie of our 11 crewmembers flying combat in our shipnamed ?NO SWEAT?. These anecdotes are not the grand strategies or thestatistics of military planners--but rather of those smaller happenings torelatively average people, crewmembers and others, who in some cases rose togrander levels of the human spirit --with some ?gone missing?!? That I have already had several friends read just a few ofmy anecdotes, and critique as they have, has assured me that I have done what Ihad intended--to relate here the sadness, terror, humor, and joy sometimesoccurring within moments of each other!?Bud, I read all your postings, some times with tears,others with laughter but always with enjoyment?. ? Don Brzezinski,WW II B-29 Combat Crewman?
Paperback: 364 pages
Publisher: AuthorHouse; Rev edition (March 2, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1410766217
ISBN-13: 978-1410766212
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.9 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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In "No Sweat," Frank Farrell tells us what it was like to be a B-29 Gunner in the Korean War, not just in general terms, but down to the smallest detail. While doing so he has filled his book with photos, illustrations, and news clippings that alone would make "No Sweat" well worth owning. Personally, "No Sweat" provided a rare research tool that I was able to draw from in writing "Black Tuesday Over Namsi." Farrell's section on "Shoran" was particularly valuable. From a crewmember's perspective there has probably never been a more comprehensive book written about B-29 operations in the Korean War.
"No Sweat" is a great book, written by Bud Farrell, who flew as a gunner the b-29 "No Sweat" during the Korean War (1952 - 53.) It is not often that you get a combat aviation perspective from a member of the crew rather than from a member of the command flight deck. Farrell has the unusual talent of being able to bring you into his world of the early 50's and US Air Force by providing insights and perspectives of basic and flight training; the customs and mores of the Air Force crew hierarchy; the fear and boredom of combat missions; flight characteristics of the B-29; and finally, what awaited him on the home front. He provides a lot of detail but still managers to keep it interesting and flowing. If you are an aviation history buff, especially of the B-29, you need to read this book; you will not be disappointed.
My father died while piloting a B-29 during the Korean War. Wanting to know what kind of life he lived during that period of his life; I read "No Sweat"In this book, author Frank Farrell writes narratives that take the reader from his enlistment through his years in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, to the day he gets out of service.It's a great read for anyone wanting to know about war from an enlisted man's experiences.
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