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    Bat*21 is a 1988 American war drama film directed by Peter Markle, and adapted from the book by William C. Anderson, novelist and retired United States Air Force colonel. Set during the Vietnam War, the film is a dramatization based upon the rescue of a U.S. air navigator shot down behind enemy lines in Vietnam.

  2. Jul 15, 2014 · When his electronic warfare plane--call sign Bat 21--was shot down on 2 April 1972, fifty-three-year-old Air Force navigator Iceal “Gene” Hambleton parachuted into the middle of a North Vietnamese invasion force and set off the biggest and most controversial air rescue effort of the Vietnam War.

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    • Phillip S. Meilinger, Darrel D. Whitcomb
    • Darrel D. Whitcomb
  3. Apr 1, 1998 · This book tells the story of the greatest rescue mission in Navy SEAL history – the Bat 21 rescue operation. The author, Darrel D. Whitcomb, was a forward air controller and directed air strikes in support of friendly forces in Vietnam from 1972 until 1974.

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  4. The rescue of Bat 21 Bravo, the call sign for Iceal "Gene" Hambleton, a navigator aboard an EB-66 aircraft shot down behind North Vietnamese lines, was the "largest, longest, and most complex search-and-rescue" operation during the Vietnam War.

  5. Dec 6, 2013 · BAT-21 is the story of Air Force Col. Iceal "Gene" Hambleton's real life rescue from behind enemy lines in Vietnam. At the time, the largest rescue operation in USAF history. This best-selling novel was adapted into the 1988 film by TriStar Pictures starring Gene Hackman and Danny Glover.

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    • 1980
    • William C. Anderson
    • William C. Anderson
  6. BAT-21, by William C. Anderson (1989, 180pp). This is an amazing story about a downed high value U.S. flyer in Vietnam for whom a huge 13-day rescue effort took place, resulting in the deaths of 11 U.S. airmen trying to rescue this one individual.

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  8. Jan 1, 1980 · BAT-21: Based on the true story of Lieutenant Colonel Iceal E. Hambleton, USAF Hardcover – January 1, 1980. by William C Anderson (Author) 284. See all formats and editions. true story. Report an issue with this product or seller. Print length. 188 pages. Language. English. Publisher. Prentice-Hall. Publication date. January 1, 1980. ISBN-10.

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