US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1965–70

For every American fighter pilot involved in the Vietnam War (1955-1975), the ultimate goal was to 'kill a MiG'. In eight years of conflict 43 Vietnamese Peoples Air Force aircraft were claimed by US Navy and US Marine Corps Phantom II crews, and one single ace crew produced. Navy Phantom IIs scored the first kills of the Vietnam War, in April 1965, as well as scoring the last in January 1973. This volume charts the successes of the navy fighter crews as they encountered 'MiGs, Missiles and AAA' over the jungles of North Vietnam.

Sommario

PREFACE

CHAPTER ONE
INCIDENT AT HAINAN

CHAPTER TWO
THE PLAYERS

CHAPTER THREE
ROLLING THUNDER BEGINS

CHAPTER FOUR
AN INTENSE YEAR

CHAPTER FIVE
THE END OF THE BEGINNING

CHAPTER SIX
TOPGUN

CHAPTER SEVEN
PROVING THE POINT

APPENDICES
-COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY
-INDEX

Info autore

Brad Elward is an aviation journalist and author, having had work published in such periodicals as 'World Air Power Journal'. He has written more than ten books on military aviation, including several for Osprey.

Riassunto

For every American fighter pilot involved in the Vietnam War, the ultimate goal was to 'kill a MiG'. In eight years of conflict 43 Vietnamese Peoples Air Force aircraft were claimed by US Navy and US Marine Corps Phantom II crews, and one single ace crew produced. Navy Phantom IIs scored the first kills of the Vietnam War, in April 1965, as well as scoring the last in January 1973. This volume charts the successes of the navy fighter crews as they encountered 'MiGs, Missiles and AAA' over the jungles of North Vietnam.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Davies, Peter E. Davies, Brad Edward, Brad Elward, Elward Brad
• Con la collaborazione di: Jim Laurier (Illustrazione), Laurier Jim (Illustrazione), Iain Wyllie (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.11.2001
• EAN: 9781841761633
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-163-3
• Pagine: 96
• Dimensioni: 184 mm x 248 mm x 7 mm
• Peso: 346 g
• Illustrazioni: 83 b/w; 40 col
• Serie: Combat Aircraft; Osprey Combat Aircraft; Combat Aircraft; Osprey Combat Aircraft
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; Vietnam, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Asian History, History of the Americas, Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Specific wars and campaigns, Weapons and equipment