NIGHT COMBAT ON THE HO CHI MINH TRAIL (Short Story)

It's hairy work, flying night interdiction in an F-4 Phantom—a job
for real pros.

The weather, the built-in hazards of night refueling, target
identification, and the mountains hiding in the dark are all enemies—
and of course, there's the enemy, too. These pilots have a saying,
"And if the big guns don't get you, the black karst will." But then back on
top in the moonlight, a man finds brief moments to think his own thoughts
before cracking a low ceiling back at home base. It is all part of a NIGHT MISSION ON THE HO CHI MINH TRAIL by Mark Berent. See his books on Kindle about fighter pilots and the politics of the Vietnam war.