Edward J. Rasimus (September 29, 1942 – January 30, 2013) was a United States Air Force Major and a veteran fighter pilot of the Vietnam War.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>. 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."Ed Rasimus - Authors - Random House." Random House. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 July 2010. <http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=58706>. 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."There Is a Way" (1967). <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksqqvBVEfkY>.
Published books Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds - Co-authored by Robin Olds and Christina Olds - - St. Martin's Press (April 13, 2010) Palace Cobra: A Fighter Pilot in the Vietnam Air War - - 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 - - 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 - - Presidio Press (September 28, 2004) (Hardcover edition, January 2003, Smithsonian Institution Press)
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