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

Author : Brad Elward

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 225 pages

File Size : 20,17 MB

Release : 2012-11-20

Category : History

ISBN : 1782006583

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Book Description

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.



US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972–73

Author : Brad Elward

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 235 pages

File Size : 48,76 MB

Release : 2012-11-20

Category : History

ISBN : 1782006591

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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.



US Marine Corps F-4 Phantom II Units of the Vietnam War

Author : Peter E. Davies

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 205 pages

File Size : 33,6 MB

Release : 2012-11-20

Category : History

ISBN : 1782003185

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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.



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

Author : Brad Elward

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 96 pages

File Size : 31,27 MB

Release : 2012-11-20

Category : History

ISBN : 1782007210

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Book Description

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.



USAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1965–68

Author : Peter E. Davies

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 96 pages

File Size : 12,19 MB

Release : 2012-11-20

Category : History

ISBN : 1782007539

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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.



MiG-21 Units of the Vietnam War

Author : István Toperczer

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 163 pages

File Size : 46,35 MB

Release : 2012-11-20

Category : History

ISBN : 1782006877

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Having honed their piloting skills on the subsonic MiG-17 and transonic MiG-19, the Vietnamese Peoples' Air Force (VPAF) received their first examples of the legendary MiG-21 supersonic fighter in 1966. Soon thrown into combat over North Vietnam, the guided-missile equipped MiG-21 proved a deadly opponent for the USAF, Navy and Marine Corps crews striking at targets deep into communist territory. Most of the VPAF's 12+ aces scored their bulk of their kills in the MiG-21, which was then the best fighter produced by Russia's premier fast jet manufacturer, Mikoyan Gurevich. Well over 200 MiG-21s were supplied to the VPAF, and the numerous models and the schemes they wore are chronicled in great detail in this unique volume.



US Navy F-4 Phantom II Units of the Vietnam War 1964-68

Author : Peter E. Davies

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 99 pages

File Size : 15,57 MB

Release : 2016-08-25

Category : History

ISBN : 1472814533

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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.



F-4 Phantom II vs MiG-21

Author : Peter E. Davies

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 183 pages

File Size : 18,78 MB

Release : 2013-05-20

Category : History

ISBN : 1472803930

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This book draws us into the dangerous world braved by American and North Vietnamese airmen in the skies over Vietnam. Influential leaders and tacticians are profiled to provide a comparative evaluation of their contrasting skills. This book also reveals the technical specifications of each jet with an analysis of the weaponry, avionics and survival devices of the F-4 Phantom II as flown by the USAF and the MiG-21. The fighters' strengths and weaknesses are also compared, including turn radius, performance at altitude, range and structural integrity. First-person extracts reflect on the dangers of these aerial duels, as USAF pilots and their counterparts struggled to overcome each plane's shortcomings.



MiG-17 and MiG-19 Units of the Vietnam War

Author : István Toperczer

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 100 pages

File Size : 24,19 MB

Release : 2012-11-20

Category : History

ISBN : 1782006869

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The erstwhile enemy of the USAF and US Navy during the nine years of American involvement in the Vietnam War, the Vietnamese Peoples' Air Force (VPAF) quickly grew from an ill-organised rabble of poorly trained pilots flying antiquated communist aircraft into a highly effective fighting force that more than held its own over the skies of North Vietnam. Flying Soviet fighters like the MiG-17, and -19, the VPAF produced over a dozen aces, whilst the Americans managed just two pilots and three navigators in the same period.



USN F-4 Phantom II vs VPAF MiG-17/19

Author : Peter E. Davies

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 81 pages

File Size : 37,32 MB

Release : 2011-12-20

Category : History

ISBN : 1849081344

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The Vietnam War placed unexpected demands upon American military forces and equipment.The principal US naval fighter, the McDonnell F-4 Phantom, had originally been designed to defend the Fleet from air attack at long range. However, its tremendous power and bomb-carrying capacity made it an obvious candidate for the attack mission in Vietnam from 1965 onwards. Its opponent was the MiG-17, a direct descendant of the MiG-15, which had given USAF Sabre jets a hard fight in the Korean War. This book brings to life their dangerous duels and includes detailed cockpit views and other specially commissioned artwork to highlight the benefits and shortcomings of each plane type. It was in the skies over Vietnam that many of the techniques of air combat evolved as pilots learned how to use and to defeat supersonic fighters for the first time.