On June 18, 1965, thirty B-52s took part in the first Strategic Air
Command B-52 bombing mission in Vietnam, a mission that, if carried out
successfully, might have halted the war in its tracks. Before two of the
aircraft could deliver their payload, they collided midair, killing
eight men as both planes exploded over the South China Sea. In Collision
Over Vietnam, Lieutenant Don Harten, a pilot in the combat mission,
recounts the harrowing yet miraculous true story of how he survived the
B-52 collision and how he lived through the crash of his rescue plane to
fly almost 200 more missions in the war. A remarkable account of
comradery, courage, and loss, Collision Over Vietnam is sure to make its
name in history as did the brave men who fought in Vietnam.