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Author | : Peter E. Davies |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 211 |
Release | : 2012-11-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782006966 |
Download USAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1965–68 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The USAF introduced the F-4C Phantom II into the Vietnam war in April 1965 from Ubon RTAB, Thailand. The F-4C/D soon became the Air Force's principal fighter over the North, destroying 85 MiGs by the close of 1968. This book describes how the USAF turned a gunless naval interceptor into an opponent to the more nimble VPAF MiGs. It explains how the Air Force gradually followed US Navy initiatives in the use of the F-4's missile armament but employed very different tactics and aircrew training. The roles of key personalities such as Col. Robin Oldany are discussed, together with armament and markings, crews and engagements.
Author | : Peter E. Davies |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2012-11-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782007539 |
Download USAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1965–68 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The USAF introduced the F-4C Phantom II into the Vietnam war in April 1965 from Ubon RTAB, Thailand. The F-4C/D soon became the Air Force's principal fighter over the North, destroying 85 MiGs by the close of 1968. This book describes how the USAF turned a gunless naval interceptor into an opponent to the more nimble VPAF MiGs. It explains how the Air Force gradually followed US Navy initiatives in the use of the F-4's missile armament but employed very different tactics and aircrew training. The roles of key personalities such as Col. Robin Oldany are discussed, together with armament and markings, crews and engagements.
Author | : Brad Elward |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2012-11-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782006591 |
Download US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972–73 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The second of two books on the Navy's Phantom II MiG killers of the Vietnam War, this book covers the numerous actions fought out over North Vietnam during the Linebacker I and II operations of 1972-73. No fewer than 17 MiGs were downed during this period, five of them by the Navy's sole aces of the conflict, Lts Randy Cunningham and Willie Driscoll of VF-96. Drawing on primary sources such as surviving Phantom II aircrew and official navy documentation, the author has assembled the most precise appraisal of fighter operations involving US Navy Phantom II units and those elusive MiGs ever seen in print.
Author | : Peter E. Davies |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 205 |
Release | : 2012-11-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782003185 |
Download US Marine Corps F-4 Phantom II Units of the Vietnam War Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Twenty-five US Marine Corps squadrons flew versions of the Phantom II and 11 of them used the aircraft in South-East Asia from May 1965 through to early 1973. Rather than the air-to-air missiles that were the main component in the original F-4 armament, these aircraft carried an ever-expanding range of weaponry. Some toted 24,500-lb bombs and others strafed with up to three 20 mm gun pods, while most flew daily sorties delivering napalm, Snakeye bombs and big Zuni rockets. Many US Marines holding small outpost positions in Laos and South Vietnam against heavy Viet Cong attack owed their lives to the Phantom II pilots who repeatedly drove off the enemy. The book will examine these missions in the context of US Marine Corps close-support doctrine, using the direct experience of a selection of the aircrew who flew and organised those missions.
Author | : Peter E. Davies |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2012-11-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782006974 |
Download USAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972–73 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The F-4 Phantom II was the USAF workhorse fighter-bomber for the Linebacker campaign, which eventually saw US forces withdraw from Vietnam 'with honour' in 1973. This book covers the F-4 attacks on numerous targets in North Vietnamese cities such as Hanoi and Haiphong, as well as its engagements with Vietnamese MiG-19s and MiG-21s hell-bent on defending the north from 'Yankee air pirates'. The USAF's only ace crew, which scored their five kills during 1972, is also covered in a book containing many detailed photographs, a large proportion of which haven't been published before.
Author | : Brad Elward |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2012-11-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782006583 |
Download US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1965–70 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
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.
Author | : Peter E. Davies |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 99 |
Release | : 2016-08-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472814533 |
Download US Navy F-4 Phantom II Units of the Vietnam War 1964-68 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The F-4 Phantom II is perhaps the most famous post-war fighter. Primarily used as a land-based fighter-bomber and reconnaissance platform, its naval origins and the immense contribution made to the US war effort in Vietnam by its original carrier-based versions began its legend. This title examines the unique aspects of the Phantom that made it so crucial to US Navy pilots during the Vietnam War – its massive engine power, long range, speed, the most powerful airborne search and fire-control radar installed in a fighter at the time, and of course its versatility as a ground attack and air-to-air platform. Packed with first hand accounts, unique profile artwork and rare photographs this is the history of one of the most important aircraft to be stationed on carriers off Southeast Asia during the war.
Author | : Brad Elward |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2012-11-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782007210 |
Download US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1965–70 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
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.
Author | : Shlomo Aloni |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 149 |
Release | : 2013-02-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472801938 |
Download Israeli F-4 Phantom II Aces Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The American manufactured F-4 Phantom II was used by the Israelis in air-to-ground missions, as an attack aircraft, and air-to-air missions as a fighter. Despite performing both roles with equal success the Israeli reliance on the Mirage III and Nesher delta fighters meant that the F-4 was used most regularly in its air-to-ground role. The kill total of the Israeli F-4 community was, consequently, a modest 116.5; significantly lower than that of other Israeli aircraft types in service between 1969 and 1982. A handful of aces were, nevertheless, created and, using first hand accounts, this unique book tells their stories. Many F-4 pilots had previously flown the Mirage III but most of the navigators were either inexperienced flying school graduates or had been transferred from transport aircraft. The decision to create such teams may have appeared an odd one and it certainly led to a number of interesting experiences but proved, ultimately, to be so successful that by 2010 the Israeli air force will have more two-seat combat aircraft than single-seat fighters. The F-4 experience was, therefore, crucial to moulding the future of the Israeli air force.
Author | : Norman Polmar |
Publisher | : Government Printing Office |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2016-01-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0160931223 |
Download Naval Air War: The Rolling Thunder Campaign Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This is the sixth monograph in the series The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War. It covers aircraft carrier activity during Operation Rolling Thunder in the war. Operation Rolling Thunder was one of the longest sustained aerial bombing campaigns in history. And it would be a failure. The U.S. Navy proved essential to the conduct of Rolling Thunder. Exploiting the inherent flexibility and mobility of naval forces, the Seventh Fleet operated with impunity for three years off the coast of North Vietnam. The success with which the Navy executed the later Operation Linebacker campaign against North Vietnam in 1972 revealed how much the service had learned from and exploited the Rolling Thunder experience of 1965–1968. The book includes several photographs with backgrounds of key aircraft used as part of Operation Rolliing Thunder during the Vietnam War. Other products relating to the Vietnam War can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/battles-wars/vietnam-war Other products relating to U.S. Naval History can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/armed-forces-military-branches-history/united-states-navy-usn-history Other products published by the U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/902