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  • 712 large format pages,
    8 1/2 x 11 inch format
  • Over 1,000 never-before-
    published photographs from the Korean War era
  • Extensive glossary of terms and slang used by pilots and airmen during the Korean War
  • List of more than 3,500 Korean War veterans of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing.
  • Fewer than 200 copies remain of the first edition.
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About the Author - Tracy D. Connors

Captain Tracy D. Connors, USN-Ret

Retired Navy Captain Tracy D Connors, Author of Baited Trap, The Ambush of Mission 1890 - BelleAire Press. Truckbusters from Dogpatch: The Combat Diary of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing in the Korean War, 1950-1953, ISBN 0-9640138-2-7 is the true-life account of the U.S. Air Force’s 18th Wing--12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 12th Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Wing, 18th Wing, 2 Squadron SAAF, 2 Squadron South African Air Force, 39th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 67th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 67th Squadron, Fifth Air Force--from 1950 to 1953, the period of the korean war (including: korean war battles, korean war history, korean war photographs, korean war stories, korean war veterans, and korean war videos), during which their air-combat heroism helped save South Korea from defeat by the North Korean and Chinese Communist Forces. The Truckbusters of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing flew the venerable P-51/F-51 Mustang for much of the Korean War, then transitioned into the F-86 Sabrejet, changing the history of Korean War and the U.S. Air Force in the process. Told as much as possible in the words of the heroic men themselves, this riveting chronicle of the “Forgotten War” is illuminated by more than 1,000 Korean War photographs, Korean War videos, Korean War Veterans’ memoirs and scrapbooks, and previously-classified U.S. Air Force military documents. By telling the 18th Wing’s Korean War story in such a vivid, tangible way, Truckbusters from Dogpatch author CAPT Tracy D. Connors, brings readers directly into the harrowing world of the unit’s fighter pilots, mechanics, medics, supply sergeants, and other unforgettable “characters.” Tracy D. Connors attended Jacksonville University, and earned Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Florida and the University of Rhode Island, respectively. His management and military career includes over 40 years total experience in a variety of responsible positions in business, government and philanthropic organizations.

Captain Connors’ military career began when he enlisted at age 17 as an Airman Recruit in the Naval Air Reserve, followed by training as an Aircrewman and Hospital Corpsman. It concluded in Washington many years later where he served on the staff of the Secretary of the Navy as the senior military officer of the LIFELines Initiative. In between was sea duty on several ships, Surface Warfare Officer qualifications, duty on numerous senior flag staffs, and several tours of duty on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations with responsibilities in public affairs and project management.

His civilian career includes senior management positions with private and public sector organizations, including serving as Chief of Staff for Congressman Charles E. Bennett and as Director of Satellite Learning Services for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington.

While a Captain in the Naval Reserve, he was recalled to active duty frequently from 1985 to 1999 to serve in a variety of highly responsible positions for the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, and six Echelon I and II Navy commands in the National Capital Region prior to his Navy retirement in 1999.

His personal military awards include the Legion of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (six awards), the Navy Commendation Medal (two awards) and the Navy Achievement Medal, in addition to various service awards.

Since publication of his Nonprofit Organization Handbook (McGraw-Hill) in 1979, the first such management publication in the field, to the present, Nonprofit Handbook: Management Third Edition (John Wiley & Son), the largest and most comprehensive management handbooks in print for nonprofit organizations have been those he prepared.

In addition to Truckbusters From Dogpatch and Baited Trap, The Ambush of Mission 1890, his other publications include:

The Nonprofit Organzation Handbook - McGraw-Hill Book Company The Nonprofit Organzation Handbook Third Edition Management - John Wiley & Son The Volunteer Management Handbook - John Wiley & Son Longman Dictionary of Mass Media and Communication - Longman Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations - Amacom

  • Nonprofit Handbook: Management (Third Edition + Annual Supplements), John Wiley & Sons, 1990-2001
  • Flavors of the Fjords, Co-authored with Faith R. Connors, BelleAire Press, 1996
  • Volunteer Management Handbook, John Wiley & Sons, 1995
  • Nonprofit Organization Handbook (Second Edition), McGraw-Hill, 1979, 1985
  • Dictionary of Mass Media & Communication, Longman, 1982
  • Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations, AMACOM, 1982

Periodical publications in national news media and trade press, includes: U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings Magazine, All Hands Magazine, Surface Warfare Magazine, Direction, Navy News, Navy Wire Service, International Defense Images, Public Affairs Communicator, and National Productivity Review.

Captain Connors began Truckbusters as a memorial to his uncle, 1st Lt. Archie Connors, a Mustang pilot with the 67th Fighter-Bomber Squadron. During a daring helicopter "pilot pickup" rescue mission on 25 June 1952 during which he was attempting to escort the helicopter to safety, Lt. Connors was killed in action. The tribute to his uncle has grown into a much much comprehensive history of the 18th Wing in the Korean War.