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Ed Rasimus

Edward J. Rasimus (September 29, 1942 – January 30, 2013)[1] was a United States Air Force Major and a veteran fighter pilot of the Vietnam War.[2] Rasimus flew more than 250 combat missions in F-105 Thunderchief and F-4 Phantom II fighters during the conflict and received the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross five times, and numerous Air Medals. Rasimus was an author residing in Northern Texas.[3] He is featured in There Is a Way (1967), a short film produced by the Aerospace Audio Visual Service Military Airlift Command portraying the life of F-105 pilots in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.[4]


Published books

  • Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds - Co-authored by Robin Olds and Christina Olds - ISBN 978-0-312-56023-2 - St. Martin's Press (April 13, 2010)
  • Palace Cobra: A Fighter Pilot in the Vietnam Air War - ISBN 978-0-312-94876-4 - St. Martin's Paperbacks (August 28, 2007) (Hardcover edition, April 2006, St. Martin's Press)
  • Phantom Flights, Bangkok Nights: A Vietnam War Pilot's Second Tour - ISBN 978-1-58834-199-0 - Smithsonian Books (November 30, 2005) (Never Published, released as Palace Cobra in April 2006, hardcover from St. Martin's Press)
  • When Thunder Rolled: An F-105 Pilot Over North Vietnam - ISBN 978-0-89141-854-2 - Presidio Press (September 28, 2004) (Hardcover edition, January 2003, Smithsonian Institution Press)

References

  1. ^ "Ed Rasimus - FU Hero".
  2. ^ Sponauer, John. "John Sponauer - Q&A: Maj. Ed Rasimus (USAF, Ret.)." John Sponauer's Aviation Writing. SimHQ.com, 30 October 2002. Web. 24 July 2010. <http://www.sponauer.com/rasimus/index.html>.
  3. ^ "Ed Rasimus - Authors - Random House." Random House. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 July 2010. <http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=58706>.
  4. ^ "There Is a Way" (1967). <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksqqvBVEfkY>.

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