F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War
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F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War

  1. 116 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War

About this book

An illustrated combat history of the 'last of the gunfighters', due to its quartet of Colt-Browning Mk 12 20 mm cannons.

The F-8 Crusader was numerically the most populous fighter in the US Navy at the start of America's involvement in the Vietnam conflict in 1964 – some 482 F-8C/D/Es equipped 17 frontline units. It enjoyed great success against North Vietnamese Mig-17s and Mig-21s during the Rolling Thunder campaign of 1965-68, officially downing 18 jets, which represented 53 per cent of all Mig claims lodged by Navy squadrons during this period.

This book explores the history of this fighter and its pilots during the Vietnam War, alongside an array of contemporary photographs.

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Yes, you can access F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War by Peter Mersky,Tom Tullis,Iain Wyllie,Mike Chappell,Mark Styling in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Storia & Storia del XX secolo. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781855327245
eBook ISBN
9781782007166
Edition
1
Topic
Storia

Table of contents

  1. COVER
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. FIRST ENGAGEMENT
  5. SETTING THINGS UP
  6. MAKING A WAR
  7. ACTION IN THE TONKING GULF
  8. WAR BEGINS IN ERNEST
  9. MiG KILLERS
  10. ASSESSING THE ENEMY
  11. BEYOND THE MiGS
  12. COLOUR PLATES
  13. 'LEATHERNECK' CRUSADERS, 1965-68
  14. THE FINAL WORD
  15. APPENDICES
  16. COLOUR PLATE COMMENTARY
  17. INDEX
  18. IMPRINT